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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

36 Colleges
$54,380 Avg Salary
$18,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,224 clinical, counseling and applied psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for clinical psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide to be the best school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 36 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

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#4

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.

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#5

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Lynchburg. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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#6

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

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Georgia State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. The Citadel is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,461
Florida 1,529
Georgia 322
North Carolina 109
Tennessee 267
Kentucky 769
Louisiana 79
Alabama 264
South Carolina 135
Mississippi 70
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 42

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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