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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

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$54,329 Avg Salary
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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 87% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at George Mason University Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the United States. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized 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

#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 127 students majoring in psychology at Grand Canyon University, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 89% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Psychology at Capella University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles is a great place for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large 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

#6

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #6, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in psychology at Purdue University Global, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Psychology at Purdue University Global Report

#7

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

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 city of Irvine.

Women make up 88% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#8

Post University

Waterbury, CT

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 suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in psychology at Post University, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 87% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#10

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #10, Northcentral University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Northcentral University is a fairly 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.

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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 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.

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