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2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

29 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 2,885 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in New York 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 51 students majoring in psychology at Columbia, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in New York. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 32 students majoring in psychology at Teachers College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Joseph’s College - New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SJC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in psychology at SJC, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#4

Hunter College

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in psychology at Hunter, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#5

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Out of the 29 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 81% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Fordham University Report

#6

Touro College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #6, Touro College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Psychology at Touro College Report

#7

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

About 83% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 17% are male.

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The College of Saint Rose ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#9

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

About 77% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 23% are male.

Full Psychology at University at Buffalo Report

#10

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

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

Full Psychology at Hofstra University Report

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
Pennsylvania 1,831
Maryland 286
New Jersey 851
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

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 25 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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