2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You
Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 195,678 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 206 schools in the United States 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.
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Our analysis found Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $8,936 per year.
Full Psychology at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Report
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Skysong is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Minnesota State Mankato also is in the top 10% of our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandman University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Brandman graduate students pay an average of $12,720 in tuition and fees each year.
Brandman excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Worcester State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 a year.
Fitchburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.
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Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Moorhead are $11,052 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, MSU Moorhead also is in the top 15% of our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
Full Psychology at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report
Fort Hays State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.
FHSU graduate students pay an average of $11,376 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Psychology at Fort Hays State University
Post University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Post University are $7,700 a year.
Purdue University Global ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.
Purdue University Global graduate students pay an average of $10,582 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #11, Fielding Graduate University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fielding are $18,718 per year.
Fielding also took the #1 spot in our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools rankings.
Avila University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Avila are $8,598 a year.
Liberty University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
Saint Joseph’s University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Joe’s are $18,144 per year.
St. Joe’s also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
With a ranking of #16, Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSMU are $13,099 per year.
Concordia University, Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Concordia University, Irvine graduate students pay an average of $8,564 in tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
With a ranking of #19, University of Lynchburg did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 per year.
Angelo State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Angelo State is a fairly 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.
Carlos Albizu University - San Juan landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the city of San Juan, Carlos Albizu University - San Juan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carlos Albizu University - San Juan are $8,440 per year.
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Vanguard University of Southern California came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Vanguard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa.
Vanguard graduate students pay an average of $12,376 in tuition and fees each year.
National Louis University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NLU are $12,096 a year.
Trinity Christian College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. Trinity Christian is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Palos Heights.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Trinity Christian are $10,708 a year.
National University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at National University are $15,480 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, National University also is in the top 20% of our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
Rest of the Top Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX |
| 32 | The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 33 | John Carroll University | University Heights, OH |
| 34 | Missouri State University - Springfield | Springfield, MO |
| 35 | Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson, TN |
| 35 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
| 37 | Golden Gate University - San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
| 38 | Rider University | Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 39 | Northcentral University | San Diego, CA |
| 40 | George Fox University | Newberg, OR |
| 40 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
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Majors Related to Psychology
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology
| 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 25 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 Nevit Dilmen.
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