Top Educational Psychology Programs

University of Wisconsin-Madison Educational Psychology program is ranked No. 1 in the nation according to U.S. News 2010 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools. The Department of Educational Psychology offers Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees with areas of specialization in: Human Development, Learning Sciences, Quantitative Methods, and School Psychology.

University of Illinois Department of Educational Psychology grad program is ranked 5th in nation. The Department prepares doctoral students for professional careers as university professors, scientist-practitioners in the field of counseling, researchers, evaluators, and testing and measurement specialists. In addition UIUC is one of the top public universities in the United States.

The Department of Educational Psychology at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities provides training in the psychological foundations of education, research methods, and the practice and science of counseling psychology, school psychology, and special education.

The Department of Educational Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin is placed 12th nationally by US News (2010). Master's programs offered include the Master of Education (MEd) degree in Counselor Education; Master of Education (MEd) or Master of Arts (MA) degree in Academic Educational Psychology; Master of Arts (MA) in Program Evaluation; Master of Education (MEd) or Master of Arts (MA) degree in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Quantitative Methods.

Ranking of Top Educational Psychology Programs (Graduate):
1 University of Wisconsin Madison
2 Stanford University
3 Univ of Michigan Ann Arbor
4 Univ of Maryland College Park
5 Michigan State University
=Univ of Illinois Urbana Champaign
7 Univ of Minnesota-Twin Cities
=Vanderbilt University
9 Univ of California Los Angeles
10 Univ of California Berkeley

Source: US News & World Report (2010)

* Next: US News Education Specialty Rankings

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