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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

With 42,013 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 183 students majoring in psychology at GMU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Northern Kentucky University Report

#3

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Austin Peay State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Clarksville.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is a great place for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

Women make up 33% of the psychology majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Louisiana Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the town of Ruston.

Of the 2 students majoring in psychology at Louisiana Tech, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #6, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

With a ranking of #6, Fayetteville State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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#8

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

McNeese State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #8, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

Full Psychology at Western Kentucky University Report

Explore the most popular online psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 134
Florida 2,049
North Carolina 318
Virginia 1,767
Tennessee 424
Georgia 495
South Carolina 169
Louisiana 249
West Virginia 195
Kentucky 819
Arkansas 47
Alabama 355

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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

Majors Similar to Psychology

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 9 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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