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2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

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

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 396 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Gallaudet University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in psychology at Gallaudet, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC is a great place for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,885
Pennsylvania 1,831
Maryland 286
New Jersey 851
Delaware 20

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 4 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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