2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You
Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Oregon. With 2,071 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Oregon 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.
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 Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Psychology
Our analysis found Oregon Institute of Technology to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Oregon. OIT is a small public school located in the town of Klamath Falls.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at OIT are $15,350 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Fox University is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
GFU graduate students pay an average of $14,293 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
GFU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list.
Out of the 4 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the # 3 spot on the list. UO is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UO are $18,120 per year.
UO not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis & Clark College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, Lewis and Clark College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lewis and Clark College are $17,910 a year.
Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 40,562 |
Washington | 2,848 |
Hawaii | 511 |
Nevada | 996 |
Alaska | 133 |
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Psychology Related Majors for Psychology
Psychology Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Psychology | 141,695 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 33,758 |
Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Majors Similar to Psychology
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 4 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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