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2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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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.

The Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina to see which graduate certificate 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.

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

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the most popular school in North Carolina for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 28% are male.

Full Psychology at East Carolina University Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

About 44% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 56% are male.

Full Psychology at Duke University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 89% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Psychology at Appalachian State University

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

Of the 5 students majoring in psychology at WCU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Psychology at Western Carolina University Report

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Full Psychology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

#5

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Full Psychology at Fayetteville State University Report

North Carolina A & T State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Full Psychology at North Carolina A & T State University Report

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 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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