2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States 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 analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
Minnesota State Mankato also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 2 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.
MSU Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $11,052 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FHSU are $11,376 a year.
Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Avila University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Avila are $8,598 a year.
University of South Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
USD graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate psychology programs. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.
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Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.
UNL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Best Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 375 |
| Missouri | 518 |
| Minnesota | 3,279 |
| Iowa | 89 |
| North Dakota | 79 |
| Nebraska | 179 |
| South Dakota | 71 |
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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 21 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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