Capella University offers an online Masters of Science degree in Psychology with an educational focus. The Higher Learning Commission accredited the school, which is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The degree program advertises that it will help you gain an understanding of the psychological foundations of education; a deeper understanding of how psychological research is conducted, which will allow you to better evaluate new research in psychology so that you can apply advancing knowledge in your work and instructional strategies and the stages of development. This is a degree program in academic educational psychology and does not count towards any licensing for counseling professions.
The College of Education at the University of Alabama offers an online Master of Arts in educational psychology. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredited the school. The programs advertises that it offers training in "research, application and practice related to learning, development and mental health of people of all ages." Courses focus on how the modern academic literature on psychology relates to learning and the learning development process and how students can apply them to the educational process. The program offers courses in fields such as cognition, motivational factors, cultural bases of behavior and educational research.
The Graduate School of Education at Rutgers offers an online master's degree in Learning, Cognition and Development. The program advertises that it teaches the science behind learning, cognition and development as it relates to education. Courses include child psychology, the psychology of learning, statistical methods, special education and modern methods for teaching the learning handicapped, cognition and language development, motivation in the classroom and critical thinking about research in the field. The program further advertises that it works for a variety of professionals, allowing graduates to move on to higher degrees or to go into the field of applied education.