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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

47 Colleges
$18,272 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,329 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 42,013 psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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 Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Saint Joseph’s University to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

St. Joe’s graduate students pay an average of $18,144 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, St. Joe’s also did well on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Psychology at Saint Joseph’s University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Out of the 47 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 per year.

Full Psychology at Rowan University Report

#4

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rider University is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Rider graduate students pay an average of $20,159 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 47 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Russell Sage College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Russel Sage graduate students pay an average of $13,140 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at Russell Sage College Report

Bowie State 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. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bowie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bowie State University are $15,407 per year.

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SRU are $18,216 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 per year.

Full Psychology at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

#9

Touro College

New York, NY

Touro College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Touro are $13,258 a year.

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#9

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Niagara University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Niagara are $13,950 per year.

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Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,885
Pennsylvania 1,831
Maryland 286
New Jersey 851
District of Columbia 396
Delaware 20

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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