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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$19,164 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,380 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Check out the clinical psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Out of the 8 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rider University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rider are $20,159 a year.

Rider not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Rider University Report

#4

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

Out of the 8 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey City University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

NJCU graduate students pay an average of $16,018 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Kean University

Union, NJ

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 large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kean are $17,476 per year.

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Georgian Court University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Georgian Court graduate students pay an average of $17,482 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

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 large 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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#8

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Monmouth are $29,290 per year.

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Best 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

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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