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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

13 Colleges
$54,329 Avg Salary
$18,750 Avg Student Debt

With 195,678 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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

Missio Seminary

Hatfield, PA

Our analysis found Missio Seminary to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Hatfield, Missio Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 16% are male.

Full Psychology at Missio Seminary Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

Of the 9 students majoring in psychology at Cal U, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full Psychology at California University of Pennsylvania Report

#3

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Monmouth University is a great place for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 13 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

Full Psychology at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Report

#4

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Saint Joseph’s University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#4

Cairn University

Langhorne, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cairn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cairn is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Langhorne.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#8

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Niagara University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate psychology programs. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Niagara University.

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Russell Sage College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online psychology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 4,503
Pennsylvania 7,472
New York 15,415
Maryland 2,865
Delaware 417
District of Columbia 939

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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

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 13 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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