2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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 12 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 488 bachelor's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology to qualified students.

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

Your choice of clinical, counseling & applied psychology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality clinical psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on clinical, counseling & applied psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt clinical, counseling & applied psychology students go into to obtain their bachelor'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 schools for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in the Southeast Region

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

10 Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Clinical Psychology

1

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL

24 Annual Graduates

$34,506 Median Starting Salary

$48,667 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to take a look at Florida Institute of Technology. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology bachelor's degree recipients from Florida Institute of Technology earn a boost of approximately $2,627 above the average income of clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates.

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2

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL

19 Annual Graduates

$41,456 Median Starting Salary

$66,084 Median Student Debt

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the clinical, counseling & applied psychology degree program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach get $9,577 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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3

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

57 Annual Graduates

$27,841 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology has to look into Mississippi State University. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program earn around $27,841 in the first couple years of working.

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

4

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN

13 Annual Graduates

$35,159 Median Starting Salary

Middle Tennessee State University is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Murfreesboro.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their bachelor's degree from Middle Tennessee State University earn $3,280 more than the typical clinical psychology student.

More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Middle Tennessee State University

5

Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC

39 Annual Graduates

$34,491 Median Starting Salary

Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Boiling Springs.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their bachelor's degree from Gardner - Webb University make $2,612 more than the average clinical psychology graduate.

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6

Clayton State University
Morrow, GA

78 Annual Graduates

$27,532 Median Starting Salary

$10,195 Median Student Debt

Clayton State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of Morrow.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program make around $27,532 in their early career salary.

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7

Faulkner University
Montgomery, AL

23 Annual Graduates

$26,988 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, Faulkner is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

After graduation, clinical psychology bachelor's recipients generally earn about $26,988 in their early careers.

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8

Hodges University
Fort Myers, FL

12 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Fort Myers, International College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Hodges University

9

University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, NC

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Mount Olive, UMO is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Mount Olive

10

Florida Institute of Technology - Online
Melbourne, FL

37 Annual Graduates

$34,506 Median Starting Salary

$48,667 Median Student Debt

Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology bachelor's degree recipients from Florida Institute of Technology - Online earn a boost of around $2,627 over the average income of clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling & applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	137
Georgia	224	141
Tennessee	220	60
North Carolina	213	47
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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Rankings in Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

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

Clinical Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Psychology	123
Community Psychology	117
Counseling Psychology	104
Educational Psychology	58
Forensic Psychology	33
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	18
Health/Medical Psychology	11
Other Psychology & Counseling	9
Clinical Psychology	8
Applied Behavior Analysis	5

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	29,316
Child Development & Psychology	2,620
Other Psychology	56

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.