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2025 Best School Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region

13 Colleges in the Southeast Region
388 School Psychology Degrees Awarded
School Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #260 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 13 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best School Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 388 degrees in school psychology annually.

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Choosing a Great School Psychology School

Best School Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of school psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for school 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.

School Psychology Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in School Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in School Psychology

The school psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best School Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for School Psychology in the Southeast Region

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 school psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in School Psychology

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL

University of Florida is a good choice for students interested in a degree in school psychology. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were approximately 19 school psychology students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
35 School Psychology Degrees Awarded

Nova Southeastern University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in school psychology. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale. A Best Colleges rank of #263 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NUS Florida is a great university overall.

There were approximately 35 school psychology students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent data year.

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA

Any student who is interested in school psychology needs to look into James Madison University. JMU is a very large public university located in the city of Harrisonburg. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 11 school psychology students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL

It is difficult to beat University of South Florida - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in school psychology. USF Tampa is a very large public university located in the city of Tampa. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.

There were approximately 15 school psychology students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY

UK is a very large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 school psychology students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
10.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 20 school psychology students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In FL
47.1% Growth in Graduates

UCF is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Orlando. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 17 school psychology students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In GA
41 School Psychology Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 41 school psychology students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In FL

Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Miami. This university ranks 40th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 10 school psychology students who graduated with this degree at Barry University in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
47 School Psychology Degrees Awarded

Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 47 school psychology students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in school psychology from Georgia Southern University

Best School Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best school psychology schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 90
North Carolina 710 21
Georgia 690 29
Virginia 630 11
Tennessee 624 15
South Carolina 530 18
Kentucky 518 19
Mississippi 501 0
Alabama 500 1
Arkansas 466 0

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School 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
Educational Psychology 423
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 334
Community Psychology 251
Forensic Psychology 175
Other Psychology & Counseling 66
Health/Medical Psychology 31

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