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2023 Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$23,166 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,151 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in the United States for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fitchburg State University is a great value for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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#4

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a large student population.

Angelo State graduate students pay an average of $14,590 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.

USD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#7

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate general psychology programs. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 a year.

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Iowa State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.

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#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #9, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

KU also claimed a spot on our Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.

Mizzou also claimed a spot on our Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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General Psychology by Region

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

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.

  • 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 BruceBlaus.

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