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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #7 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 54 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 4,908 master's degrees in psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

The psychology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality 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

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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 master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a master'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 easy is it for psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for psychology students working on their master'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 Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in psychology. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

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

1

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

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

91 Annual Graduates

Texas A&M University - College Station is a good decision for students interested in a master's degree in psychology. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.More information about a master’s in psychology from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

Baylor University
Waco, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Baylor University if you want to pursue a master's degree in psychology. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from Baylor University

3

University of Houston
Houston, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

University of Houston is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in psychology. UH is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Houston.More information about a master’s in psychology from University of Houston

4

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is a wonderful choice for students interested in a master's degree in psychology. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a master’s in psychology from The University of Texas at Austin

5

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from Texas Tech University

6

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

NAU is a very large public university located in the city of Flagstaff.More information about a master’s in psychology from Northern Arizona University

7

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

170 Annual Graduates

UNT is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton.More information about a master’s in psychology from University of North Texas

8

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from University of Tulsa

9

University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

537 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from University of Phoenix - Arizona

10

Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

652 Annual Graduates

ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.More information about a master’s in psychology from Arizona State University - Skysong

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank	College	Location
11	Arizona State University - Tempe	Tempe, AZ
12	Sam Houston State University	Huntsville, TX
13	Oklahoma State University - Main Campus	Stillwater, OK
14	Lamar University	Beaumont, TX
15	Texas State University	San Marcos, TX
16	The University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, TX
17	University of Houston - Clear Lake	Houston, TX
18	The University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, TX

Best Psychology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	32	1,793
Texas	32	1,595
Oklahoma	32	317
New Mexico	31	52

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	2,825
Other Psychology	1,347
General Psychology	610
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 Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.