Overview

The primary goal of the School Psychology Program at University of Massachusetts Boston is to prepare practitioners to provide psychological and educational services to children, adolescents, and their families as part of a school-based multi-disciplinary team. The role of a school psychologist is complex.

The UMass Boston School Psychology Program is competency based, using a problem-solving, consultative model to train students to be effective in these multiple roles. The program emphasizes a holistic approach, requiring the consideration of multiple factors starting with biological and neuropsychological bases, individual strengths and needs, as well as consideration of family, teacher, classroom, school, neighborhood, community, and culture.

Careers

The job outlook is very promising for school psychologists. The majority of school psychologists work in public school settings, but other places of employment include private schools, community agencies, hospitals and clinics, and universities.
School psychologists generally work as practitioners, administrators, consultants, or faculty/researchers. Employment is projected to grow in the next several years, and one of the groups with the best job prospects will be those with specialist degrees in school psychology.
Graduates are supported in finding employment through job postings announced via distribution lists, the state school psychology association, and the department of elementary and secondary education.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Issues and Ethics in School Psychology
Standardized Assessment & Report Writing
Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Assessment and Intervention
School-Based Interventions & Data-Based Decision Making
Systems Consultation, Prevention & Organizational Change
Learning and the Curriculum

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boston, United States

Disciplines

Educational Psychology View 442 other Masters in Educational Psychology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A statement of purpose describing your understanding of school psychology practice and detailing personal career objectives.
Transcripts of all previous college work, undergraduate and graduate. Undergraduate and graduate cumulative grade point averages (GPA) should be at least 3.0 overall, and 3.0 in psychology courses as well.
Prerequisite: 5 psychology courses; 1 year of experience in the field; minimum of 2 social science courses; interview
Two letters of recommendation. At least one letter should address academic promise and ability to succeed in advanced graduate training, and at least one letter should address the ability to work with children and adolescents and develop into a thoughtful and responsive practitioner.
Scores from the general Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
Scores for the Communication & Literacy Skills (reading and writing) portions of the Massachusetts Educator Licensure Test (MTEL).

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Tuition Fee

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International

29060 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14530 USD per semester during 12 months.
National

29060 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14530 USD per semester during 12 months.
In-State

14886 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7443 USD per semester during 12 months.

Living costs for Boston

1560 - 3239 USD /month

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