2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You
Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 195,678 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 59 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the most popular online school in the United States for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 87% of the psychology majors at the school.
Full Psychology at George Mason University Report
Request Information
Out of the 59 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
About 90% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 10% are male.
Full Psychology at Arizona State University - Skysong Report
Request Information
Out of the 59 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 127 students majoring in psychology at Grand Canyon University, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Full Psychology at Grand Canyon University Report
Request Information
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 89% of the psychology majors at the school.
Full Psychology at Capella University Report
Request Information
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Of the 109 students majoring in psychology at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus, 12% are male and 88% are female.
Full Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles Report
Request Information
Purdue University Global ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 82 students majoring in psychology at Purdue University Global, 10% are male and 90% are female.
Read full report on Psychology at Purdue University Global
Request Information
Brandman University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate psychology programs. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
Women make up 88% of the psychology majors at the school.
Read full report on Psychology at Brandman University
Request Information
With a ranking of #8, Post University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 41 students majoring in psychology at Post University, 15% are male and 85% are female.
Read full report on Psychology at Post University
Request Information
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 87% of the psychology majors at the school.
Full Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station Report
Request Information
Northcentral University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Women make up 81% of the psychology majors at the school.
Full Psychology at Northcentral University Report
Request InformationMost Popular Online Psychology by Region
View the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
|---|
| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
More Psychology Rankings
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 26 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.