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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular 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 39 schools in the United States 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 General Psychology program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Lowell the most popular school in the United States for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#2

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% 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 - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#5

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Angelo State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the United States. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Claremont Graduate University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

About 56% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 44% are male.

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University of Central Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at New York University Report

#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 39 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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