2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree 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.
The Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
Women make up 78% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
About 72% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 28% are male.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Mississippi College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 35 students majoring in clinical psychology at MC, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Regent University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 30 students majoring in clinical psychology at Regent, 23% are male and 77% are female.
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Out of the 55 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Carlos Albizu University - Miami helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Miami, Carlos Albizu University - Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 83% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
Spalding University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.
About 81% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.
With a ranking of #8, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
Women make up 60% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
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Mercer University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Macon.
About 62% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 38% are male.
University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in clinical psychology at UF, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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 |
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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 |
Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Psychology | 8,051 |
Child Development & Psychology | 2,576 |
Other Psychology | 2,162 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 27 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).
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