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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in Georgia

15 Colleges
$30,591 Avg Salary
$29,036 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Psychology School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 495 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Psychology Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Georgia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Psychology Colleges.

#1

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Mercer University the most popular school in Georgia for psychology students. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Macon.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Georgia. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in Georgia list. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

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#5

Life University

Marietta, GA

The excellent programs at Life University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Georgia. Life is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Marietta.

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#6

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in Georgia ranking. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Gainesville.

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#7

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

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#8

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Clayton State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in Georgia ranking. Clayton State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Morrow.

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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
Virginia 1,767
Tennessee 424
North Carolina 318
West Virginia 195
Louisiana 249
South Carolina 169
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 15 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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