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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

9 Colleges
$54,329 Avg Salary
$18,750 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online 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 9 schools in Pennsylvania to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Missio Seminary

Hatfield, PA

Our analysis found Missio Seminary to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Missio Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Hatfield.

Women make up 84% of the psychology majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 22% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a great place for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Psychology at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Report

#3

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Full Psychology at Drexel University Report

#3

Cairn University

Langhorne, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Cairn University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Langhorne, Cairn is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Psychology at Cairn University Report

#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Shippensburg.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,885
Maryland 286
New Jersey 851
District of Columbia 396
Delaware 20

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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