2024 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

If you pursue a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #8 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 doctor's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to clinical, counseling & applied psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other clinical, counseling & applied psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt clinical, counseling & applied psychology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical, counseling & applied psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The clinical psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in North Carolina

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

9 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

10 Annual Graduates

$49,901 Median Starting Salary

East Carolina University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the clinical psychology program report average early career earnings of $49,901.

More information about a doctorate in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from East Carolina University

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	215
Virginia	127	141
Georgia	126	59
Mississippi	113	49
Louisiana	103	9
Tennessee	102	29
Alabama	98	28
South Carolina	91	10
Kentucky	87	74
Arkansas	58	8
West Virginia	49	17

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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Clinical Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Health/Medical Psychology	16
School Psychology	9

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	48

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.