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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best General Psychology Doctor'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 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in North Carolina 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 General Psychology program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular school in North Carolina for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in psychology at NC State, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in psychology at Duke, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

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

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Out of the 5 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

Read full report on General Psychology at Appalachian State University

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

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