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Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$22,376 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,329 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 6,205 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Massachusetts 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. 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.

Top 10 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Worcester State University the best value school in Massachusetts for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Worcester State are $5,796 a year.

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#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Out of the 12 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fitchburg State are $6,012 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,210 per year.

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#4

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cambridge College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cambridge College are $16,409 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.

Northeastern also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 a year.

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#7

William James College

Newton, MA

William James College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. William James College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at William James College are $35,800 per year.

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#7

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Lesley University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lesley are $19,050 per year.

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#9

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

Bay Path University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Longmeadow.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bay Path are $19,235 per year.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.

UMass Boston graduate students pay an average of $18,938 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,978
Maine 541
Rhode Island 867
Connecticut 2,447
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 12 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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