2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 593 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #41 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for clinical psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Clinical & Counseling Psychology
Our analysis found Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FDU are $10,722 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rowan are $16,146 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rider University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rider are $20,159 a year.
Rider also took the #4 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey rankings.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at New Jersey City University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in New Jersey. Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NJCU are $16,018 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Kean University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Kean graduate students pay an average of $17,476 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Georgian Court University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgian Court are $17,482 a year.
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Seton Hall University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.
Seton Hall graduate students pay an average of $26,018 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Monmouth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Monmouth are $29,290 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,526 |
| New York | 2,408 |
| Maryland | 206 |
| District of Columbia | 309 |
| Delaware | 16 |
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Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 141,695 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
| Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.