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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

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

With 464 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #53 most popular major in Georgia.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Georgia 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

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the most popular school in Georgia for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

Mercer University

Macon, GA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Mercer University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Georgia. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Georgia Southern University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#5

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of West Georgia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Georgia. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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