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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.

2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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

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 medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a medium-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

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Fitchburg State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Fitchburg State graduate students pay an average of $6,012 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Massachusetts. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

UMass Lowell graduate students pay an average of $15,210 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cambridge College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s 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.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cambridge College are $16,409 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s 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.

Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern also is in the top 20% of our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 per year.

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#7

William James College

Newton, MA

With a ranking of #7, William James College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. William James College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Newton.

William James College graduate students pay an average of $35,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Lesley University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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 landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Longmeadow.

Bay Path graduate students pay an average of $19,235 in in-state tuition and fees each 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Boston are $18,938 a 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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