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2024 Best Clinical Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region

25 Colleges in the Southeast Region
604 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
Clinical Psychology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #139 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 25 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Clinical Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 604 degrees in clinical psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Clinical Psychology School

Best Clinical Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region The clinical psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Clinical Psychology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for clinical psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Clinical Psychology Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Clinical Psychology
Master's Degrees in Clinical Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Clinical Psychology

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Clinical Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Clinical Psychology in the Southeast Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the clinical psychology degree levels they offer.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Clinical Psychology

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In VA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in clinical psychology. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were about 6 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in clinical psychology from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
41 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded

Florida Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in clinical psychology. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne. A Best Colleges rank of #330 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 41 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at Florida Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in clinical psychology from Florida Institute of Technology

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
186 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Nova Southeastern University if you want to pursue a degree in clinical psychology. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NUS Florida is a great university overall.

There were roughly 186 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent year we have data available.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
41.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in clinical psychology needs to take a look at Auburn University. Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Auburn. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In KY
40.0% Growth in Graduates

UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In KY

Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit university located in the town of Williamsburg. A Best Colleges rank of #434 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cumberlands is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at Cumberlands in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in clinical psychology from University of the Cumberlands

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In FL

Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Miami. This university ranks 21st out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 12 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at Barry University in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Collegedale. A Best Colleges rank of #273 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Southern Adventist is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at Southern Adventist in the most recent data year.

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
33 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded

Regent is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Virginia Beach. This university ranks 20th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were roughly 33 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at Regent in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In VA
41.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #240 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means VCU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in clinical psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Clinical Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical psychology schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 287
North Carolina 710 2
Georgia 690 67
Virginia 630 73
Tennessee 624 15
South Carolina 530 7
Kentucky 518 118
Mississippi 501 4
Alabama 500 16
Louisiana 489 4
West Virginia 410 11

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One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Clinical Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology 2,253
Applied Behavior Analysis 751
Applied Psychology 544
Educational Psychology 366
School Psychology 355
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 266
Community Psychology 214
Forensic Psychology 176
Other Psychology & Counseling 83
Health/Medical Psychology 53

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