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2023 Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

General Psychology is the #35 most popular major in the country with 8,051 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best school for general psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the United States. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 21 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 21 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #8, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #9, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

With a ranking of #10, University of South Dakota did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

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One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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