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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Lowell the most popular school in the United States for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in psychology at UMass Lowell, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Full General Psychology at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

#2

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in psychology at Northcentral University, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Out of the 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 70% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#5

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Out of the 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the psychology majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Claremont Graduate University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

Women make up 56% of the psychology majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Central Florida

#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general psychology programs. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in psychology at NYU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full General Psychology at New York University Report

#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

Full General Psychology at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 39 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.

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