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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$8,847 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,329 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 1,451 degrees and certificates from a Kansas school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Kansas 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

Our analysis found Fort Hays State University to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kansas. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

FHSU graduate students pay an average of $4,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Read full report on Psychology at Fort Hays State University

#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt State are $8,728 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Pitt State is ranked #5 for overall quality for psychology in Kansas.

Full Psychology at Pittsburg State University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wichita State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Kansas. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WSU are $7,252 a year.

Full Psychology at Wichita State University Report

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $11,045 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, KU is ranked #2 for overall quality for psychology in Kansas.

Read full report on Psychology at University of Kansas

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Emporia State University is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

ESU graduate students pay an average of $8,532 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Psychology at Emporia State University

With a ranking of #6, MidAmerica Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. MNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Olathe.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MNU are $13,024 per year.

Read full report on Psychology at MidAmerica Nazarene University

Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 6,179
Iowa 1,444
South Dakota 328
Missouri 3,062
Nebraska 994
North Dakota 369

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 6 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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