2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology in the Southeast Region

A master's degree in applied psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #240 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the most popular for applied psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 241 master's degrees in applied psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Applied Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in applied psychology matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology in the Southeast Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality applied psychology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Applied Psychology Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for applied psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Applied Psychology in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in applied psychology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Applied Psychology Students Working on Their Master's

1

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

166 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In VA

#1 Best Quality In VA

Liberty University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in applied psychology. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in applied psychology in Virginia.

There were approximately 166 applied psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.

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2

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide
Daytona Beach, FL

30 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide if you wish to pursue a master's degree in applied psychology. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

There were approximately 30 applied psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Worldwide in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

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

25 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In FL

#1 Best Quality In FL

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in applied psychology has to look into Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Daytona Beach. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in applied psychology in Florida.

There were about 25 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Francis Marion University
Florence, SC

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In SC

#1 Best Quality In SC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Francis Marion University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in applied psychology. Located in the small suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in applied psychology in South Carolina.

There were about 12 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Francis Marion University in the most recent data year.

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5

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In FL

#2 Best Quality In FL

USF Tampa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tampa. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in applied psychology in Florida. More information about a master’s in applied psychology from University of South Florida - Main Campus

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Lynn University
Boca Raton, FL

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In FL

#3 Best Quality In FL

Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Boca Raton. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in applied psychology in Florida.

There were approximately 1 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Lynn University Fighting Knights in the most recent data year.

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Best Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	427	51
Virginia	305	75
South Carolina	251	39

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Applied Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Applied Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Applied Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology	1,755
Applied Behavior Analysis	316
Clinical Psychology	307
Educational Psychology	246
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	184
School Psychology	136
Forensic Psychology	134
Community Psychology	61
Other Psychology & Counseling	40
Performance and Sport Psychology	9

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.