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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,763 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,329 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 1,890 degrees and certificates from a South Carolina school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Check out the psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Psychology

Our analysis found Citadel Military College of South Carolina to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Carolina. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Citadel are $10,890 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The Citadel is ranked #4 for overall quality for psychology in South Carolina.

Read full report on Psychology at Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Out of the 3 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Francis Marion University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Francis Marion University are $11,388 per year.

Full Psychology at Francis Marion University Report

#3

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Winthrop University is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winthrop are $16,012 per year.

Full Psychology at Winthrop University Report

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
Florida 10,298
Virginia 6,922
Arkansas 1,022
Mississippi 1,234
Tennessee 2,474
Louisiana 1,704
Alabama 1,923
Kentucky 2,326
Georgia 4,367

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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