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Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

9 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 6,179 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Minnesota to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 89% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Capella University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a great place for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Psychology at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in Minnesota. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#5

Adler Graduate School

Richfield, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adler Graduate School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Richfield, Adler Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#7

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate psychology programs. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

Full Psychology at Bethel University Minnesota Report

University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate psychology programs. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,451
Iowa 1,444
South Dakota 328
Missouri 3,062
Nebraska 994
North Dakota 369

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 9 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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