The University of Texas at Austin boasts one of the nation's largest student bodies. The university's main campus sits on 350 acres, and it's located one-quarter mile from the Texas State Capitol. In 2009, "U.S. News and World Report" ranked The University of Texas at Austin 15th among all national public universities.
The College of Liberal Arts' psychology department was founded in 1927. Today, it offers both undergraduate and graduate psychology degree programs. More than 1,500 undergraduate psychology majors and double majors attend the university each year. An estimated 380 undergraduate students receive psychology degrees annually with which they follow careers in numerous related fields, including business, social work, health care, education and law. Other psychology graduates continue with their education.
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Psychology
1 University Station A8000
Austin, Texas
512-471-4410
psy.utexas.edu
The main campus at the University of North Texas (UNT) is located in Denton. UNT boasts the fourth largest student body in Texas. It offers undergraduate psychology degree programs that provide an overview of the discipline's many facets, history, techniques and experimental procedures.
Psychology graduates from the University of North Texas pursue careers in numerous fields, including advertising, market research analysis, management, public relations, teaching and health care. Students who wish to ultimately practice psychology must earn at least a Master's degree. While UNT does not offer graduate degrees in psychology, graduates will possess the necessary criteria to study for an advanced psychology degree in any one of numerous disciplines, including behavioral medicine, counseling, experimental, industrial and school psychology.
Intellectually gifted undergraduate students aiming to pursue a doctoral program in psychology may enroll in UNT's honors thesis program and conduct a research project under the guise of a faculty member.
University of North Texas
Department of Psychology
1155 Union Circle #311280
Denton, Texas 76203
940-565-2671
unt.edu
Argosy University is a private institution that boasts nineteen campuses nationwide. The Dallas, Texas, campus is located near the state's northern border and houses the American School of Professional Psychology, one of three pre-existing schools from whose merger Argosy University was formed in 2001.
Argosy University's College of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences offers undergraduate and graduate psychology degree programs with specializations in many fields, including forensic psychology, counseling, mental health, family therapy, industrial organizational psychology, clinical psychology, pastoral psychology, psychoanalytical psychology, sport exercise psychology and substance abuse psychology.
According to its Website, the Argosy University curriculum endeavors to arm students with a thorough grasp of "every major theoretical modality guiding clinical assessment and intervention practices." Argosy offers practical training, internships, hands-on experience and small classes. Professors are working professionals who seek to impart their real-world knowledge on students in both the undergraduate and graduate settings.
Argosy University, Dallas
5001 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway
Heritage Square
Farmers Branch, TX 75244
800-621-7440
argosy.edu