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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

9 Colleges
$54,329 Avg Salary
$18,750 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 195,678 psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Women make up 87% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at George Mason University Report

#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

About 83% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#3

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Peay State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Full Psychology at Liberty University Report

#6

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Psychology at Fayetteville State University

#8

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

McNeese State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. McNeese is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

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#8

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Full Psychology at Western Kentucky University Report

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,751
West Virginia 967
South Carolina 1,890
Florida 10,298
Virginia 6,922
Arkansas 1,022
Mississippi 1,234
Louisiana 1,704
Alabama 1,923
Kentucky 2,326
Georgia 4,367
Tennessee 2,474

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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