2025 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

General Psychology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #20 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 19 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 414 doctor's degrees in general psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of general psychology for getting your doctor's degree school matters. 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 doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 general psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general psychology students who choose to seek a doctor'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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Psychology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Psychology in the Southeast Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general psychology has to look into University of Virginia - Main Campus. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Vanderbilt University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general psychology. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Vanderbilt University

3

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

University of Florida is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general psychology. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from University of Florida

4

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

George Mason University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general psychology. GMU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from George Mason University

5

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Coral Gables.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from University of Miami

6

Florida International University
Miami, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

FIU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Miami.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Florida International University

7

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Florida State University

8

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

UCF is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Orlando.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from University of Central Florida

9

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from North Carolina State University

10

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Virginia Tech

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	112
North Carolina	190	48
Georgia	190	34
Virginia	182	55
Mississippi	154	28
Tennessee	150	38
Louisiana	146	22
Alabama	139	31
Arkansas	74	5
West Virginia	61	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.