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2023 Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,611 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,151 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

General Psychology is the #50 most popular major in Massachusetts with 283 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Psychology

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Our analysis found Fitchburg State University to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fitchburg State are $6,012 a year.

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Out of the 2 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,210 per year.

Full General Psychology at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Psychology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 23
Rhode Island 7
New Hampshire 711
Maine 8
Vermont 24

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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