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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$10,072 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 Texas. With 2,011 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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

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

#1

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Angelo State University the best value school in Texas for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Angelo State are $7,246 per year.

Full Psychology at Angelo State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 per year.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Texas. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $8,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $9,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $8,333 per year.

Read full report on Psychology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $7,166 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTSA are $9,479 per year.

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#8

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Mary’s are $19,846 per year.

St. Mary’s not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.

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#9

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #9, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor 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 Baylor are $37,674 a year.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,406
Oklahoma 390
New Mexico 92

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 9 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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