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2023 Most Popular Online General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

13 Colleges
$21,435 Avg Salary
$18,445 Avg Student Debt

With 141,695 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

About 85% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 15% are male.

Psychology majors at Liberty University take out an average of $30,061 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full General Psychology at Liberty University Report

#2

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Georgia Military College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia Military College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

About 79% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 21% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, psychology graduates from Georgia Military College carry an average student debtload of $15,224.

Read full report on General Psychology at Georgia Military College

Out of the 13 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the psychology majors at the school.

On average, psychology graduates from Holmes Community College take out $10,055 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on General Psychology at Holmes Community College

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

Women make up 76% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Report

#5

East Georgia State College

Swainsboro, GA

Out of the 13 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Georgia State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Swainsboro, East Georgia State College is a public school with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 22% are male.

Psychology majors at East Georgia State College take out an average of $18,583 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on General Psychology at East Georgia State College

Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree general psychology programs. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wesson.

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

Full General Psychology at Copiah-Lincoln Community College Report

John Tyler Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. John Tyler Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Chester.

Women make up 86% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Psychology at John Tyler Community College

With a ranking of #8, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their online associate degree. Located in the remote area of Scooba, EMCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Psychology at East Mississippi Community College

#9

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for general psychology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 25% are male.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of the Cumberlands

#10

Point University

West Point, GA

Point University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree general psychology programs. Point is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of West Point.

Of the 5 students majoring in psychology at Point, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full General Psychology at Point University Report

Explore the most popular online general psychology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 3,544
Virginia 5,413
North Carolina 3,412
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

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

Majors Similar to Psychology

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 13 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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