2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Psychology in South Carolina

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #6 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 doctor's degrees in psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychology in South Carolina

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in psychology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Psychology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

17 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in psychology. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in South Carolina. More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Clemson University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in psychology. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in South Carolina. More information about a doctorate in psychology from Clemson University

 

Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	303
Virginia	29	132
Georgia	28	103
North Carolina	26	66
Kentucky	26	76
Tennessee	25	84
Louisiana	25	37
Mississippi	24	59
Alabama	24	69
Arkansas	23	8
West Virginia	20	22

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	18
Child Development & Psychology	4
Other Psychology	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	146
Social Sciences	38
History	11
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	10
Communication & Journalism	7
Library Science	1

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 Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.