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

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #88 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of clinical, counseling & applied psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 666 bachelor's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

Your choice of clinical, counseling & applied psychology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality clinical psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on clinical, counseling & applied psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt clinical, counseling & applied psychology students go into to obtain their bachelor'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 colleges for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Clinical Psychology

1

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

32 Annual Graduates

$32,553 Median Starting Salary

University of North Texas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduating, clinical psychology bachelor's recipients usually make around $32,553 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of North Texas

2

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

24 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology has to take a look at Arizona State University - Tempe. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Arizona State University - Tempe

3

University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

441 Annual Graduates

$41,118 Median Starting Salary

University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Phoenix - Arizona make $4,463 more than the typical clinical psychology student.

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4

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott
Prescott, AZ

13 Annual Graduates

$41,456 Median Starting Salary

$66,084 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to take a look at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Prescott.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology bachelor's degree recipients from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott earn a boost of approximately $4,801 over the typical income of clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates.

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5

Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, OK

20 Annual Graduates

$29,879 Median Starting Salary

Located in the distant town of Shawnee, OBU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program earn about $29,879 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Oklahoma Baptist University

6

University of Mary Hardin - Baylor
Belton, TX

52 Annual Graduates

$33,805 Median Starting Salary

$33,440 Median Student Debt

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Belton, UMHB is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the clinical psychology program report average early career income of $33,805.

More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Mary Hardin - Baylor

7

Aspen University
Phoenix, AZ

16 Annual Graduates

Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Aspen 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	245	87
Arizona	200	304
Oklahoma	190	31
New Mexico	133	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

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

Clinical Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Psychology	283
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	196
Counseling Psychology	72
Clinical Psychology	44
Applied Behavior Analysis	32
Community Psychology	19
Health/Medical Psychology	10
Forensic Psychology	10

Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	13,180
Child Development & Psychology	458
Other Psychology	21

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.