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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$15,921 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,329 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 367 degrees and certificates from an Oregon school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Psychology

#1

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon Institute of Technology the best value school in Oregon for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at OIT are $15,350 a year.

Full Psychology at Oregon Institute of Technology Report

#2

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Fox University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Oregon. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GFU are $14,293 per year.

GFU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list.

Read full report on Psychology at George Fox University

#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UO are $18,120 a year.

UO not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list.

Full Psychology at University of Oregon Report

#4

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lewis & Clark College is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Lewis and Clark College graduate students pay an average of $17,910 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at Lewis & Clark College Report

Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 7,826
Washington 406
Nevada 88
Hawaii 140
Alaska 23

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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