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

If you pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #7 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 103 master's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

The clinical psychology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master'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 - The number of clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical, counseling & applied psychology related body.

Our complete 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 master'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 Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology.

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

1

Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

27 Annual Graduates

$69,441 Median Starting Salary

Appalachian State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Appalachian State is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Boone.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology master's degree recipients from Appalachian State University earn a boost of approximately $7,380 over the average income of clinical, counseling & applied psychology majors.

More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Appalachian State University

2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

16 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of North Carolina at Charlotte if you want to pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the city of Charlotte.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

3

Meredith College
Raleigh, NC

13 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Meredith College if you want to pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the large city of Raleigh, Meredith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Meredith College

4

University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, NC

27 Annual Graduates

University of Mount Olive is a good decision for students interested in a master'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 master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Mount Olive

5

Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Campbell University

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	208	1,276
Georgia	190	231
Virginia	182	1,115
Tennessee	166	210
Alabama	151	217
Kentucky	147	685
Louisiana	147	52
South Carolina	146	100
Mississippi	145	21
Arkansas	121	0
West Virginia	112	5

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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
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	38
Counseling Psychology	27
School Psychology	27
Community Psychology	11

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	178
Child Development & Psychology	8

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.