Top School Psychology Programs

University of Wisconsin

• The University of Wisconsin in Madison was the top program in the nation for the study educational psychology in 2010, according to the "U.S. News & World Report" rankings for that year. The educational psychology program at Wisconsin is the result of a joint-effort between their education and psychology departments, though degrees are awarded through the education department. The university has several key areas of research that serve as its primary focus among graduate students and faculty members: the various factors that can affect mental health among all ages of the population; social and psychological aspects of human knowledge; tools used to generate this knowledge; and effective curriculum design. The university offers a Ph.D. in the field and focuses on developing competencies in areas of practice that include assessment, consultation and intervention, among others.

  University of Wisconsin

  School of Education

  123 Education Building

  Madison, WI 53706

  608-262-2433

  wisc.edu

University of Michigan

• The School of Education at the University of Michigan is home to another of the nation's top school psychology programs. "U.S. News & World Report" ranked the program second only to the University of Wisconsin in 2010. Like the Wisconsin program, the program at Ann Arbor is the result of a joint effort between the educational and psychology departments. Students can pursue a Ph.D. in the educational psychology field. The program has four primary areas of focus: the social context of human development; memory, thinking and cognitive science; the relationship between motivation and learning; and self-resilience and achievement.

  University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

  School of Education

  610 E. University St

  Ann Arbor, MI 48109

  734-764-7563

  umich.edu

Stanford University

• Also among the top programs in educational psychology, Stanford University ranked third among the schools listed by "U.S. News & World Report" in 2010. Stanford's psychology and education departments regularly rank among the top schools in the nation every year. Stanford's Psychological Studies in Education (PSE) program prepares students for the completion of graduate level work and research in this field. Stanford's program differs from many others in that the school makes no departmental distinctions between educational psychology and other sub-disciplines, choosing instead to integrate the entire department into one larger unit to encourage interdisciplinary research in the field. Students who successfully complete the program graduate with a Ph.D. in educational psychology. Core courses required by the program include studies in Human Cognitive Abilities, Cognition and Learning, Cognitive Development in Childhood and Adolescence, Learning Environments: Formal and Informal and Social, Emotional and Personality Development.

  Stanford University

  School of Education

  485 Lasuen Mall

  Stanford, CA 94305

  650-723-2109

  ed.stanford.edu