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Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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$43,425 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, general psychology students earned 3,412 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. UNCW is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Appalachian State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

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North Carolina Central University ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

Western Carolina University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 3,544
Virginia 5,413
Florida 8,073
Tennessee 1,743
Kentucky 1,417
South Carolina 1,372
Louisiana 1,601
Arkansas 981
Alabama 1,571
Mississippi 1,069
West Virginia 924

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

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