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2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

21 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 6,205 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in Massachusetts 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.

Check out the psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Massachusetts.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Lowell the most popular school in Massachusetts for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

Women make up 77% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#2

William James College

Newton, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William James College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. William James College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Newton.

Women make up 65% of the psychology majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in psychology at Northeastern, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#4

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Worcester State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.

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#6

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

Bay Path University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate psychology programs. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Longmeadow.

About 60% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#7

Regis College

Weston, MA

Regis College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Psychology at Regis College Report

#7

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

Cambridge College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate psychology programs. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#9

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Fitchburg State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #10, Lesley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Full Psychology at Lesley University Report

Best Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,978
Maine 541
Rhode Island 867
Connecticut 2,447
Vermont 436

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 21 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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