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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in Florida

27 Colleges
$36,316 Avg Salary
$28,237 Avg Student Debt

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Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 6th in Florida. In fact, 2,049 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Psychology Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in Florida to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a .

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Florida Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Florida. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Carlos Albizu University - Miami is a great place for psychology students. Carlos Albizu University - Miami is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Miami.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in Florida list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for psychology students. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in Florida list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

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University of Central Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

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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
North Carolina 318
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 27 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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