2023 Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
The Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in the Plains States Region for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 3 spot 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.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.
KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mizzou also is in the top 15% of our Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Best General Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 2,009 |
| Minnesota | 3,142 |
| Kansas | 1,006 |
| Iowa | 1,272 |
| Nebraska | 664 |
| North Dakota | 298 |
| South Dakota | 272 |
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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 6 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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