2025 Best Applied Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region
7Colleges in the Southeast Region
608Applied Psychology Degrees Awarded
A degree in applied psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #282 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for applied psychology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 608 degrees in applied psychology to qualified students.
The applied psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Applied Psychology rankings. For our Best Overall Applied Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Applied Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Applied Psychology in the Southeast Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the applied psychology degree levels they offer.
Top Southeast Region Schools in Applied Psychology
Every student who is interested in applied psychology needs to take a look at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Daytona Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #187 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a great university overall.
There were roughly 71 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in applied psychology needs to look into Liberty University. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lynchburg. A Best Colleges rank of #265 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.
There were about 269 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.
Hodges University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in applied psychology. International College is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Fort Myers. This university ranks 63rd out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 20 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at International College in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Mount Olive is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in applied psychology. UMO is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Mount Olive. This university ranks 46th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 12 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMO in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1422 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a great school overall.
There were roughly 62 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Florida Institute of Technology - Online in the most recent year we have data available.
Francis Marion University is a small public university located in the rural area of Florence. This university ranks 35th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 20 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Francis Marion University in the most recent year we have data available.
Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Jackson. This university ranks 11th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were approximately 42 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Belhaven in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The applied psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Applied Psychology rankings. For our Best Overall Applied Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
