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2025 Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region

9 Colleges in the Southeast Region
423 Educational Psychology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in educational psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #309 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 423 degrees in educational psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Educational Psychology School

Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region The educational psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Educational Psychology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for educational psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Educational Psychology Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Educational Psychology
Master's Degrees in Educational Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Educational Psychology

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Educational Psychology in the Southeast Region

The schools below may not offer all types of educational psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Educational Psychology

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
36 Educational Psychology Degrees Awarded

University of Georgia is a great decision for students interested in a degree in educational psychology. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 36 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
60 Educational Psychology Degrees Awarded

University of Virginia - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in educational psychology. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were about 60 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.

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William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In VA
25.9% Growth in Graduates

William & Mary is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in educational psychology. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #103 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means William & Mary is a great school overall.

There were approximately 27 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at William & Mary in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY

University of Kentucky is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in educational psychology. UK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lexington. This university ranks 1st out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were about 10 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In VA
28.6% Growth in Graduates

GMU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.

There were about 21 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
41 Educational Psychology Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 41 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN

UofM is a very large public university located in the city of Memphis. This university ranks 12th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 8 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
63 Educational Psychology Degrees Awarded

UA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tuscaloosa. This university ranks 3rd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 63 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year.

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS
81 Educational Psychology Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were roughly 81 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent data year.

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Best Educational Psychology Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 40
Georgia 690 42
Virginia 630 69
Tennessee 624 52
Kentucky 518 12
Mississippi 501 71
Alabama 500 26
West Virginia 410 6

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Educational Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology 2,503
Applied Behavior Analysis 787
Clinical Psychology 609
Applied Psychology 608
School Psychology 388
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 334
Community Psychology 251
Forensic Psychology 175
Other Psychology & Counseling 66
Health/Medical Psychology 31

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