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Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

21 Colleges
$54,329 Avg Salary
$18,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

With 195,678 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best school in the Plains States Region for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 2 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fort Hays State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #8 on this year’s Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,451
Minnesota 6,179
Iowa 1,444
South Dakota 328
Missouri 3,062
Nebraska 994
North Dakota 369

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Nevit Dilmen.

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