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2023 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 10th in South Carolina. In fact, 169 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Citadel Military College of South Carolina to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. Located in the city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in psychology at The Citadel, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia International University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, CIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in psychology at CIU, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Francis Marion University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in South Carolina. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

Of the 19 students majoring in psychology at Francis Marion University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#5

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bob Jones University is a great place for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Greenville.

Of the 15 students majoring in psychology at Bob Jones University, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#6

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

Winthrop University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Winthrop is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rock Hill.

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With a ranking of #7, University of South Carolina - Aiken did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. UofSC Aiken is a small public school located in the suburb of Aiken.

Of the 10 students majoring in psychology at UofSC Aiken, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#8

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #8, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

Women make up 71% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Charleston Southern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Anderson University South Carolina did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 134
Florida 2,049
North Carolina 318
Virginia 1,767
Tennessee 424
Georgia 495
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

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 10 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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