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2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 90% of the psychology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

About 86% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 14% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in psychology at NLU, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 95% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in psychology at Michigan State, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#7

Martin University

Indianapolis, IN

Martin University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate psychology programs. Martin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Of the 17 students majoring in psychology at Martin University, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in psychology at Wayne State, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#8

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

With a ranking of #8, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

About 94% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#10

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #10, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,220
Indiana 735
Ohio 977
Wisconsin 529
Michigan 745

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 27 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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