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2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

Check out the psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

About 72% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 28% are male.

Full Psychology at East Carolina University Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 56% are male.

Full Psychology at Duke University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great place for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in psychology at WCU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Psychology at Western Carolina University Report

#5

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Fayetteville State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in North Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Psychology at Fayetteville State University

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

Full Psychology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

North Carolina A & T State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Psychology at North Carolina A & T State University Report

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 7 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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