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

9 Colleges
$62,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 10th in North Carolina. In fact, 3,751 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the 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 psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school 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

Out of the 9 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school 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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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 9 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in psychology at UNC Charlotte, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UNCW is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

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Western Carolina University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Appalachian State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree psychology programs. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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

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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