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2023 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 1,890 degrees and certificates from a South Carolina school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in South Carolina to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Citadel Military College of South Carolina the most popular school in South Carolina for psychology students working on their master’s degree. The Citadel is a small public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Columbia International University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in South Carolina. CIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.

About 77% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 23% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Francis Marion University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in South Carolina. Located in the small suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public school with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 11% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for psychology students working on their master’s degree. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Women make up 81% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#5

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

Out of the 10 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Bob Jones University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#6

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

With a ranking of #6, Winthrop University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of South Carolina - Aiken landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Aiken, UofSC Aiken is a public college with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#8

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in psychology at Clemson, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Charleston Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

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Anderson University South Carolina ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anderson.

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

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 10 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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