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2023 Most Popular Psychology Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Psychology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 195,678 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Psychology Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri Southern State University the most popular school in the United States for psychology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

About 87% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Macomb Community College is a great place for psychology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the psychology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#5

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Out of the 18 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 18 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Alva, NWOSU is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara City College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Moorpark College

Moorpark, CA

Moorpark College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorpark, Moorpark College is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

Jackson College

Jackson, MI

Jackson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Jackson, Jackson College is a public college with a small student population.

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Thomas Edison State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Trenton.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 18 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.

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