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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$10,440 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,329 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 3,062 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

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 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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Missouri 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.

2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the best value school in Missouri for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $6,858 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Psychology at Missouri State University - Springfield

Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $11,255 per year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $11,902 per year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also made our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #3.

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#3

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Avila University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Avila is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Avila are $8,598 per year.

Read full report on Psychology at Avila University

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Missouri. UMKC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

UMKC graduate students pay an average of $11,745 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Psychology at University of Missouri - Kansas City

With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMSL are $12,528 a year.

Full Psychology at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

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
Kansas 1,451
Minnesota 6,179
Iowa 1,444
South Dakota 328
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

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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