2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You
With 195,678 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.
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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in the Plains States Region for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.
Minnesota State Mankato 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 Plains States Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Moorhead helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Plains States Region . MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Moorhead are $11,052 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FHSU are $11,376 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Avila University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
Avila graduate students pay an average of $8,598 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of South Dakota landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
USD graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.
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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.
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Capella University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.
UNL also made our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #3.
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Request InformationBest Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,451 |
| Minnesota | 6,179 |
| Iowa | 1,444 |
| South Dakota | 328 |
| Missouri | 3,062 |
| Nebraska | 994 |
| North Dakota | 369 |
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Majors Related to 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 21 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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