2026 Best Applied Psychology Schools in North Carolina
Applied Psychology is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best applied psychology schools.
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Best Schools for Applied Psychology in North Carolina
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the applied psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Applied Psychology
No school ranked higher than Mount Olive College this year for applied psychology. This mid-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the rural area of Mount Olive. Mount Olive College graduates 48% of students within six years. There were roughly 20 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Mount Olive College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their applied psychology degree from Mount Olive College earn around $45,131 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $30,798.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
