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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

25 Colleges
$22,901 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,329 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 2,885 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in New York 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

Queens College

Queens, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Queens College the best value school in New York for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public college with a large student population.

QC graduate students pay an average of $11,612 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Brooklyn College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in New York. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brooklyn College are $11,522 a year.

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#3

SUNY Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY

Out of the 25 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Plattsburgh landed the # 3 spot on the list. SUNY Plattsburgh is a small public school located in the town of Plattsburgh.

SUNY Plattsburgh graduate students pay an average of $13,151 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Russell Sage College is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 25 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the # 5 spot on the list. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

John Jay graduate students pay an average of $11,532 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Touro College

New York, NY

Touro College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#6

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

With a ranking of #6, Niagara University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Niagara are $13,950 a year.

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#8

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.

UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $13,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $14,388 per year.

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#9

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #9, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, SUNY Stony Brook is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.

Read full report on Psychology at Stony Brook University

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
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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