2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Southeast 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the best value school in the Southeast Region for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.
Embry-Riddle Worldwide graduate students pay an average of $8,936 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 42 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
Out of the 42 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Lynchburg graduate students pay an average of $11,759 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Freed-Hardeman University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Henderson.
FHU graduate students pay an average of $10,980 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Henderson State University are $9,108 per year.
With a ranking of #6, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population.
NKU graduate students pay an average of $15,594 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Central Arkansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UCA is a large public school located in the small city of Conway.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $11,835 per year.
Nicholls State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Nicholls State University are $9,177 a year.
With a ranking of #9, Lipscomb University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Lipscomb graduate students pay an average of $17,100 in tuition and fees each year.
Lipscomb also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Austin Peay State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Clarksville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Austin Peay State University are $14,827 per year.
Best Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best psychology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 134 |
| Florida | 2,049 |
| North Carolina | 318 |
| Virginia | 1,767 |
| Tennessee | 424 |
| Georgia | 495 |
| South Carolina | 169 |
| Louisiana | 249 |
| West Virginia | 195 |
| Kentucky | 819 |
| Arkansas | 47 |
| Alabama | 355 |
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Majors Related to Psychology
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 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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