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2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

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

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 939 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia 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.

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

#1

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Gallaudet University the most popular school in District of Columbia for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 4 students majoring in psychology at Gallaudet, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC landed the # 2 spot on the list. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in District of Columbia. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 4 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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