2023 Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You
General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 141,695 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Top 10 Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in the United States for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
Minnesota State Mankato excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fitchburg State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 a year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Angelo State are $14,590 per year.
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University of South Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $12,768 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USD also is in the top 15% of our Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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Northcentral University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Northcentral University graduate students pay an average of $18,207 in tuition and fees each year.
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Iowa State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate general psychology programs. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Kansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.
KU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate general psychology programs. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mizzou also did well on our Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Majors Related to Psychology
One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Psychology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 33,758 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
| Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 21 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).
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