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2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 195,678 psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Southwest 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.

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

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 27 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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

Full Psychology at Grand Canyon University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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

Full Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

About 97% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 3% are male.

Read full report on Psychology at University of North Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.

Read full report on Psychology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate psychology programs. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Of the 14 students majoring in psychology at University of Arizona, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#7

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

With a ranking of #7, Angelo State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 31% are male.

Read full report on Psychology at Angelo State University

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

Read full report on Psychology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Psychology at Texas Tech University Report

Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate psychology programs. SWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Weatherford.

Read full report on Psychology at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 5,406
Texas 11,577
New Mexico 1,062
Oklahoma 1,792

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 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.

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