2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Saint Joseph’s University to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rider University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rider are $20,159 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Russell Sage College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
Russel Sage graduate students pay an average of $13,140 in tuition and fees each year.
Bowie State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bowie State University are $15,407 per year.
With a ranking of #6, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SRU are $18,216 a year.
Full Psychology at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Report
West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 a year.
Full Psychology at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report
Niagara University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Niagara University.
Niagara graduate students pay an average of $13,950 in tuition and fees each year.
Touro College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Touro are $13,258 per year.
Best Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 4,503 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,472 |
| New York | 15,415 |
| Maryland | 2,865 |
| Delaware | 417 |
| District of Columbia | 939 |
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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 |
Majors Similar 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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