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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$19,164 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,329 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 851 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New Jersey 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Psychology

Our analysis found Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rider are $20,159 per year.

Rider also made our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #4.

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#4

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey City University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NJCU are $16,018 a year.

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#5

Kean University

Union, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kean are $17,476 per year.

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Georgian Court University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the small city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgian Court are $17,482 per year.

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#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall 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 #7 on the list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

Seton Hall graduate students pay an average of $26,018 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth 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 #8 on the list. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Monmouth are $29,290 a year.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,885
Pennsylvania 1,831
Maryland 286
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

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 8 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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