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2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in North Carolina

6 Colleges in North Carolina
151 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
$54,163 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #33 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 151 degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology annually.

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Choosing a Great Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in North Carolina The clinical psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology rankings. For our Best Overall Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Clinical Psychology
Master's Degrees in Clinical Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Clinical 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 Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in North Carolina

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the clinical psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top North Carolina Schools in Clinical Psychology

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
38 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded

Appalachian State University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #401 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Appalachian State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 38 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC

Every student who is interested in clinical, counseling & applied psychology has to take a look at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #367 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Charlotte is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.

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Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
25.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to check out Gardner - Webb University. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Boiling Springs. A Best Colleges rank of #1016 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Gardner - Webb is a great university overall.

There were roughly 43 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Gardner - Webb in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the clinical psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $34,491.

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Meredith College
Raleigh, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC
7.7% Growth in Graduates

Meredith College is a good decision for students interested in a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Raleigh. This college ranks 39th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 13 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Meredith in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NC
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Mount Olive, UMO is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 46th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 12 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMO in the most recent data year.

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NC

Campbell is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Buies Creek. This university ranks 49th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 6 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Campbell in the most recent year we have data available.

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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
Georgia 287 432
Florida 282 1,643
Virginia 274 1,276
Tennessee 269 301
South Carolina 248 142
Kentucky 244 765
Louisiana 242 61
Mississippi 234 158
Arkansas 234 10
Alabama 233 273
West Virginia 207 23

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One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Clinical Psychology Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Community Psychology 49
School Psychology 41
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 36
Applied Psychology 12
Health/Medical Psychology 9
Counseling Psychology 3
Forensic Psychology 1

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Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 3,583
Child Development & Psychology 178
Other Psychology 34

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