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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree School for You

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the #30 most popular major in the country with 33,758 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 78 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the clinical psychology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the best school in the Southeast Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southeast Region . GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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Out of the 78 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#8

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #8, Spalding University did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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#10

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

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#11

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Clinical & Counseling Psychology students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Clemson University Clemson, SC
13 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
14 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
15 Marymount University Arlington, VA

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 464
Virginia 1,481
North Carolina 156
Florida 1,681
Tennessee 329
Kentucky 775
South Carolina 167
Louisiana 79
Arkansas 18
Alabama 292
Mississippi 158
West Virginia 43

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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