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

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Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree 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.

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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in North Carolina 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular school in North Carolina for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Of the 25 students majoring in psychology at NC State, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in North Carolina. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Of the 17 students majoring in psychology at Duke, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Of the 6 students majoring in psychology at UNC Charlotte, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Psychology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Of the 5 students majoring in psychology at UNC Greensboro, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Western Carolina University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree psychology programs. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

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With a ranking of #8, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Colleges 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 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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