2025 Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

General Psychology is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 790 associate degrees in general psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Psychology School for Your Associate Degree

The psychology associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. 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 associate 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 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 associate 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 associate degree.

More Ways to Rank General Psychology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general psychology students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Psychology

1

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

177 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Liberty University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general psychology. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general psychology from Liberty University

2

Georgia Military College
Milledgeville, GA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

92 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general psychology needs to check out Georgia Military College. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in general psychology from Georgia Military College

3

Holmes Community College
Goodman, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

Holmes Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in general psychology. Holmes Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Goodman.More information about a associate in general psychology from Holmes Community College

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	186
Florida	232	2
Georgia	217	194
Tennessee	170	4
Arkansas	161	9
Virginia	158	283
Kentucky	129	8
Louisiana	124	0
South Carolina	105	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

General Psychology is one of 0 different types of General Psychology programs to choose from.

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.