2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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The Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 57 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found George Mason University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 183 students majoring in psychology at GMU, 13% are male and 87% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.
Of the 20 students majoring in psychology at Marshall University, 15% are male and 85% are female.
Out of the 57 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 72% of the psychology majors at the school.
Out of the 57 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Georgia Southern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
Of the 15 students majoring in psychology at UT Knoxville, 27% are male and 73% are female.
Winthrop University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Winthrop is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.
About 92% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 8% are male.
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.
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With a ranking of #7, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Of the 12 students majoring in psychology at Georgia State, 33% are male and 67% are female.
William & Mary ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in psychology at William & Mary, 18% are male and 82% are female.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Psychology students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Florida International University | Miami, FL |
Best Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
Majors Related to Psychology
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 26 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.
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