Compare our MA and PhD program tracks below to find the program and degree that best aligns with your career interests and goals.
Degree: MA
Time to completion: 2-year, full-time program
Help others grow academically and professionally. Licensed school counselors and college counselors help individual students develop academically, personally/socially, and in their careers. Licensed mental health professionals work in community settings.
Degrees: MA | PhD
Study the psychological processes critical to education. Put your research to work--in local schools and with members of diverse communities--to help our neighbors succeed at school and work.
Degrees: MA | PhD
Discover solutions to issues in educational research, assessment, and program evaluation through measurement, evaluation, and statistics. Help students succeed by informing educational policy, practice, and curriculum.
Degrees: MA with specialist certificate | PhD
Learn school psychology from a scientific-practitioner orientation and prepare to become a leader, innovator, and change agent. Work with teachers, caregivers, and staff to help students thrive and support social justice by dismantling ineffective, harmful systems.
Degrees: MA | MA with an emphasis in applied behavior analysis (ABA | PhD
Prepare to be an innovative researcher and engage in leadership that shapes the field of special education.
Once you’ve selected the program you’re interested in, visit the program’s information page to find an advisor whose professional and/or research interests best match your own. Note: Generally, only faculty with the title “Professor” (assistant, associate, or full) may advise PhD students. We recommend reaching out to faculty via email before applying, to see if they are accepting students for the upcoming year and to get more information on their work to ensure research fit.