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Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor'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 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Nova Southeastern University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 78% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

About 72% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#3

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Out of the 55 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in clinical psychology at MC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida Institute of Technology is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 55 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carlos Albizu University - Miami landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Miami, Carlos Albizu University - Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#4

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Out of the 55 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in clinical psychology at Regent, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#7

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

Spalding University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

About 81% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.

Women make up 60% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#9

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Macon.

About 62% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in clinical psychology at UF, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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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 27 schools only.

  • 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).

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