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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,305 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,329 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 355 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Alabama 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. 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 Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Psychology

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Alabama the best value school in Alabama for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA are $11,470 a year.

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#2

Troy University

Troy, AL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Troy University is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Troy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TROY are $8,550 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNA are $7,140 a year.

Full Psychology at University of North Alabama Report

Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 134
Florida 2,049
Virginia 1,767
Tennessee 424
North Carolina 318
Georgia 495
West Virginia 195
Louisiana 249
South Carolina 169
Kentucky 819
Arkansas 47

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 3 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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