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Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

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2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

4 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 7th in Kentucky. In fact, 819 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kentucky 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Kentucky University the most popular school in Kentucky for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

Full Psychology at Eastern Kentucky University Report

#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 4 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Psychology at Northern Kentucky University

Out of the 4 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Psychology at Western Kentucky University Report

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
Florida 2,049
Virginia 1,767
Tennessee 424
North Carolina 318
Georgia 495
West Virginia 195
Louisiana 249
South Carolina 169
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 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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