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2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

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

Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 6th in Florida. In fact, 2,049 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Florida 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

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 18% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in psychology at FIU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Psychology at University of Central Florida Report

#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in Florida. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#5

Barry University

Miami, FL

Out of the 8 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Barry University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami.

Women make up 75% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

About 33% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

Full Psychology at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Report

#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Psychology at Florida State University

Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 134
North Carolina 318
Virginia 1,767
Tennessee 424
Georgia 495
South Carolina 169
Louisiana 249
West Virginia 195
Kentucky 819
Arkansas 47
Alabama 355

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 8 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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