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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$17,509 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,329 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

With 42,013 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Purdue University Global graduate students pay an average of $10,582 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.

SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NLU are $12,096 per year.

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#5

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Christian College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Trinity Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Palos Heights.

Trinity Christian graduate students pay an average of $10,708 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Psychology at Northern Illinois University

#7

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

John Carroll University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. John Carroll is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of University Heights.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at John Carroll are $16,082 per year.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Chicago School Chicago Campus are $23,918 per year.

Full Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago Report

With a ranking of #9, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year.

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#10

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,220
Indiana 735
Ohio 977
Wisconsin 529
Michigan 745

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

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 25 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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