2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #8 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 359 doctor's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of clinical, counseling & applied psychology for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to clinical, counseling & applied psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other clinical, counseling & applied psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt clinical, counseling & applied psychology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical, counseling & applied psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in the Southwest Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

35 Annual Graduates

$74,940 Median Starting Salary

Texas A&M University - College Station is a good option for students interested in a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

After graduating, clinical psychology doctorate recipients usually make about $74,940 at the beginning of their careers.

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2

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

12 Annual Graduates

$72,775 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to look into Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduation, clinical psychology doctorate recipients typically earn about $72,775 at the beginning of their careers.

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3

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

26 Annual Graduates

$64,484 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the clinical psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $64,484.

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4

University of Houston
Houston, TX

41 Annual Graduates

$77,167 Median Starting Salary

University of Houston is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. UH is a very large public university located in the city of Houston.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the clinical psychology program report average early career income of $77,167.

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5

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Tulsa

6

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

22 Annual Graduates

$69,689 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population.

After graduating, clinical psychology doctorate recipients generally earn about $69,689 in the first five years of their career.

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7

Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ

50 Annual Graduates

$89,485 Median Starting Salary

ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology doctor's degree recipients from Arizona State University - Skysong earn a boost of around $11,615 over the average earnings of clinical, counseling & applied psychology majors.

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8

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

26 Annual Graduates

$88,912 Median Starting Salary

UNT is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

Doctorate recipients from the clinical, counseling & applied psychology major at University of North Texas get $11,042 above the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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9

Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX

11 Annual Graduates

SHSU is a very large public university located in the town of Huntsville.More information about a doctorate in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Sam Houston State University

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling & applied psychology schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	165	212
Arizona	119	128
Oklahoma	92	34
New Mexico	59	5

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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Clinical Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	109
Counseling Psychology	76
Educational Psychology	70
Applied Behavior Analysis	50
School Psychology	32
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	17
Clinical Child Psychology	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	388
Child Development & Psychology	75

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.