2023 Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You
With 141,695 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Psychology
Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont Graduate University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.
Claremont Graduate University graduate students pay an average of $36,380 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Claremont Graduate University also did well on our Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Request InformationBest General Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 29,966 |
| Washington | 1,737 |
| Oregon | 1,632 |
| Nevada | 908 |
| Hawaii | 389 |
| Alaska | 109 |
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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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 2 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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