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2023 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

With 318 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #16 most popular major in North Carolina.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Psychology

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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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. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fayetteville State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

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Western Carolina University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate psychology programs. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 134
Florida 2,049
Virginia 1,767
Tennessee 424
Georgia 495
South Carolina 169
Louisiana 249
West Virginia 195
Kentucky 819
Arkansas 47
Alabama 355

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen.

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