2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia
Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 495 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 10th in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Georgia 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 Psychology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Georgia Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the most popular school in Georgia for 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 61% of the psychology majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Macon.
Of the 21 students majoring in psychology at Mercer, 38% are male and 62% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in Georgia. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 75% of the psychology majors at the school.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Emory University is a great place for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 55% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 45% are male.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Georgia Southern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in Georgia. GaSou is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro.
About 67% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 33% are male.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree psychology programs. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Of the 5 students majoring in psychology at Georgia Tech, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the town of Carrollton.
Of the 3 students majoring in psychology at University of West Georgia, 33% are male and 67% are female.
Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Mississippi | 134 |
Florida | 2,049 |
Virginia | 1,767 |
Tennessee | 424 |
North Carolina | 318 |
West Virginia | 195 |
Louisiana | 249 |
South Carolina | 169 |
Kentucky | 819 |
Arkansas | 47 |
Alabama | 355 |
Psychology Related Majors
Psychology Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 29,224 |
General Psychology | 8,051 |
Child Development & Psychology | 2,576 |
Other Psychology | 2,162 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 7 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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