2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 195,678 psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Southeast 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $8,936 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 42 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Freed-Hardeman University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FHU are $10,980 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public school with a small student population.
Henderson State University graduate students pay an average of $9,108 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NKU are $15,594 a year.
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University of Central Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $11,835 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Nicholls State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Nicholls State University are $9,177 per year.
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Lipscomb University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Lipscomb graduate students pay an average of $17,100 in tuition and fees each year.
Lipscomb also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Georgia 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. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.
UGA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,751 |
| West Virginia | 967 |
| Mississippi | 1,234 |
| South Carolina | 1,890 |
| Florida | 10,298 |
| Virginia | 6,922 |
| Arkansas | 1,022 |
| Alabama | 1,923 |
| Kentucky | 2,326 |
| Georgia | 4,367 |
| Tennessee | 2,474 |
| Louisiana | 1,704 |
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Psychology Related Majors for 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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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