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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$15,027 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,329 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 5th in Connecticut. In fact, 2,447 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Connecticut 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

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

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Psychology

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Post University the best value school in Connecticut for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

Post University graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. WestConn is a small public school located in the small city of Danbury.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WestConn are $13,253 per year.

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#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Fairfield University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Fairfield U is ranked #1 for overall quality for psychology in Connecticut.

Full Psychology at Fairfield University Report

#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Connecticut. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UHart are $15,202 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

CCSU graduate students pay an average of $12,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

With a ranking of #6, University of New Haven did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of New Haven are $18,070 a year.

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Southern Connecticut State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SCSU are $13,321 a year.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $20,325 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCONN also made our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,978
Maine 541
Rhode Island 867
Massachusetts 6,205
Vermont 436

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 8 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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