2026 Best Counseling Psychology Schools in North Carolina
Counseling 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 counseling psychology schools.
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Best Schools for Counseling Psychology in North Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall counseling psychology education in North Carolina.
Top Schools in Counseling Psychology
Our analysis ranked Mount Olive College the best school in the country for a degree in counseling psychology. This mid-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the rural area of Mount Olive. The six-year graduation rate is 48%. There were roughly 32 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Mount Olive College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, counseling psychology degree recipients from Mount Olive College generally make around $45,131. Typical student debt for the program is $30,798.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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.
