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2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 851 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in New Jersey 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

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Rider University the most popular school in New Jersey for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

Women make up 92% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Seton Hall University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in New Jersey. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Seton Hall University Report

#4

Kean University

Union, NJ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Kean University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 92% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Psychology at Kean University

Out of the 14 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in psychology at FDU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#6

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Georgian Court University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the small city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Georgian Court University Report

#8

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

With a ranking of #8, Monmouth University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

Read full report on Psychology at Monmouth University

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate psychology programs. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Madison.

Full Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Report

#9

Caldwell University

Caldwell, NJ

Caldwell University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate psychology programs. Caldwell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Caldwell.

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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
Pennsylvania 1,831
Maryland 286
District of Columbia 396
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

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 14 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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