2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.
ASU - Skysong did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Angelo State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Angelo State are $14,590 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #1 for overall quality for psychology in the Southwest Region .
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With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. SWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Weatherford.
SWOSU graduate students pay an average of $14,202 in tuition and fees each year.
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Mid-America Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. MACU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oklahoma City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MACU are $15,312 per year.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.
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East Central University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the town of Ada, ECU is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ECU are $11,634 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 5,406 |
| Texas | 11,577 |
| New Mexico | 1,062 |
| Oklahoma | 1,792 |
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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 18 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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