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Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$9,305 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,329 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Alabama. With 1,923 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alabama 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.

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

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Our analysis found The University of Alabama to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Alabama. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

UA graduate students pay an average of $11,470 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Troy University

Troy, AL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Alabama. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

TROY graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNA are $7,140 a year.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
Kentucky 2,326
Georgia 4,367
Tennessee 2,474
Louisiana 1,704

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 3 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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