2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You
With 195,678 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 82 students majoring in psychology at Purdue University Global, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 91% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.
Women make up 86% of the psychology majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 10% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 95% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 5% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in psychology at UC, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, Martin University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Martin University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
About 65% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 35% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
Women make up 94% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Wayne State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.
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University of Toledo ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 3,548 |
| Michigan | 4,292 |
| Ohio | 4,871 |
| Illinois | 6,520 |
| Wisconsin | 2,695 |
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 27 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.