2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #88 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 55 bachelor's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 bachelor'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 easy is it for clinical, counseling & applied psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• 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 schools for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in North Carolina

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Clinical Psychology

1

Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC

39 Annual Graduates

$34,491 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology has to take a look at Gardner - Webb University. Located in the rural area of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the clinical psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $34,491.

More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Gardner - Webb University

2

University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, NC

11 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Mount Olive if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. UMO is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Mount Olive.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Mount Olive

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	137
Georgia	224	141
Tennessee	220	60
Virginia	213	20
South Carolina	195	32
Kentucky	187	6
Alabama	184	28
Mississippi	169	86
Arkansas	167	2
West Virginia	147	1

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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Clinical Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Community Psychology	39
Applied Psychology	11
Forensic Psychology	3
Counseling Psychology	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	3,353
Child Development & Psychology	184
Other Psychology	43

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.