2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Georgia

General Psychology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #18 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the most popular for general psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 48 doctor's degrees in general psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in psychology matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Georgia ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of general psychology students usually has them for a reason. 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 General Psychology Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for general psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Psychology in Georgia

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for general psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Psychology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

19 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general psychology has to check out Georgia State University. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in general psychology in Georgia.

There were about 19 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year.

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2

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Emory University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general psychology. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in general psychology in Georgia.

There were approximately 15 general psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Emory University

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University of Georgia
Athens, GA

14 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Georgia is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in general psychology. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in general psychology in Georgia.

There were approximately 14 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in general psychology from University of Georgia

 

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	94
Virginia	126	47
North Carolina	113	46
Louisiana	99	22
Tennessee	98	59
Alabama	94	43
Mississippi	72	37
Arkansas	57	5
West Virginia	49	9

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

One of 3 majors within the Psychology area of study, General Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	62
Child Development & Psychology	12

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.