2023 Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 141,695 general psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named Angelo State University the best value school in the Southwest Region for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Angelo State are $14,590 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great value for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Tulsa is a great value for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.
University of Tulsa graduate students pay an average of $25,182 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest General Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 9,595 |
| Arizona | 2,900 |
| Oklahoma | 1,265 |
| New Mexico | 987 |
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General Psychology Related Majors for Psychology
General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 3 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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