2025 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you pursue a master's degree in general psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #34 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 13 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 610 master's degrees in general psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of general psychology for getting your master'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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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 for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 general psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general psychology students who choose to seek a master'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 general psychology students go into to obtain their master'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 general psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general psychology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank General 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 General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Psychology in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general psychology.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

11 Annual Graduates

Texas Tech University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in general psychology. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the city of Lubbock.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Texas Tech University

2

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

13 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Northern Arizona University if you want to pursue a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Northern Arizona University

3

University of Houston
Houston, TX

16 Annual Graduates

University of Houston is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Houston

4

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

25 Annual Graduates

$48,027 Median Starting Salary

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general psychology. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe.

After graduation, psychology master's recipients typically make an average of $48,027 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from Arizona State University - Tempe

5

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

14 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of North Texas

6

Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ

263 Annual Graduates

$48,027 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduating, psychology master's recipients generally make an average of $48,027 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from Arizona State University - Skysong

7

The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from The University of Texas at San Antonio

8

University of Houston - Clear Lake
Houston, TX

25 Annual Graduates

$52,139 Median Starting Salary

UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Houston.

Soon after graduation, psychology master's recipients usually earn an average of $52,139 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Houston - Clear Lake

9

University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK

10 Annual Graduates

UCO is a large public university located in the suburb of Edmond.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Central Oklahoma

10

Texas A&M International University
Laredo, TX

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Laredo, Texas A&M International University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Texas A&M International University

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	222
Arizona	180	142
Oklahoma	153	34
New Mexico	114	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

General Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	610

Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	2,825
Other Psychology	1,347
Child Development & Psychology	126

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.