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

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$65,440 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 187 degrees and certificates were awarded to general psychology students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

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The Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 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 General Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Women make up 72% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Women make up 59% of the psychology majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Women make up 60% of the psychology majors at the school.

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

Full General Psychology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 304
Florida 490
Georgia 160
Tennessee 124
Kentucky 25
Louisiana 151
Alabama 88
South Carolina 23
Mississippi 57
Arkansas 19
West Virginia 153

General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 BruceBlaus.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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