2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You
Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 1,831 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
The Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
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
Our 2023 rankings named Saint Joseph’s University the best value school in Pennsylvania for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Joe’s are $18,144 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, St. Joe’s is ranked #5 for overall quality for psychology in Pennsylvania.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
SRU graduate students pay an average of $12,659 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Pennsylvania. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCUPA are $11,898 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
IUP graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 11 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal U are $12,919 a year.
Thomas Jefferson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Thomas Jefferson University are $22,644 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Thomas Jefferson University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Eastern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. EU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Davids.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at EU are $13,976 per year.
Rosemont College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Rosemont is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rosemont.
Rosemont graduate students pay an average of $13,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Chestnut Hill College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, CHC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CHC are $17,680 per year.
Drexel University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.
Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 2,885 |
Maryland | 286 |
New Jersey | 851 |
District of Columbia | 396 |
Delaware | 20 |
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Psychology Related Majors for Psychology
Psychology Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 29,224 |
General Psychology | 8,051 |
Child Development & Psychology | 2,576 |
Other Psychology | 2,162 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 11 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.
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