by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Counseling Psychology is the 90th most popular major in the country with 9,463 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,253 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 191 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in counseling psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in counseling psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 35 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Regent University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Cumberlands is a fairly large school located in Williamsburg, Kentucky that handed out 11 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Counseling Psychology at University of the Cumberlands
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
Louisiana Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 4 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Counseling Psychology at Louisiana Tech University
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Radford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Radford University is a medium-sized school located in Radford, Virginia that handed out 3 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
With a ranking of #10, Barry University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Barry University is a medium-sized school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 2 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Barry University
West Virginia University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 6 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Miami came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Georgia ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Counseling Psychology at University of Georgia
University of Florida landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about Counseling Psychology at University of Florida
Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 3 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Virginia Commonwealth University Counseling Psychology Report
University of Kentucky came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Austin Peay State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Austin Peay State University is located in Clarksville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Counseling Psychology at Austin Peay State University
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