Overview

This graduate-level program emphasizes the perspective of the developing learner. Graduates from this program in Educational Psychology - Cognitive and Developmental Sciences from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee have insight into the cognitive, emotional, and social changes in children, adolescents, and adults.

Students should apply if they have an interest in:

Learning about social, cultural, and contextual influences on children, adolescents, and emerging adults,
Investigating core aspects of human development and cognition,
Understanding the connections between parents, peers, and youth over the course of development,
Understanding how people think and reason about the world around them,

Engaging with, or independently conducting cutting-edge research applied to a broad range of learning contexts — from schools to museums to home — throughout the human lifespan.

Career

Graduates of the MS program go on to pursue a PhD (often in Educational Psychology, Developmental Psychology, or a related field) or find jobs in not-for-profit organizations and settings of formal and informal education, such as data analysts for school districts, program development and evaluation in community settings (e.g., museums, afterschool clubs and programs, cultural community programs).

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Educational Statistical Methods
Cognition: Learning, Problem Solving and Thinking
Human Development: Theory and Research
Contexual Determinants of Motivation
Social Cognition in Educational Psychology
Personality Theories and the Educational Process

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milwaukee, United States

Disciplines

Cognitive Science Educational Psychology Developmental Psychology View 371 other Masters in Educational Psychology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

GMAT

Required

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Other requirements

General requirements

An undergraduate GPA of 3.00.
Applicants may be admitted with specific program-defined course deficiencies provided that the deficiencies amount to no more than two courses. The student is expected to satisfy deficiency requirements within three enrolled semesters. No course credits earned in making up deficiencies may be counted as program credits required for the degree.
Initial advisor assignment will be made by the area chair of the concentration to which the applicant has applied.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27090 USD / year

≈ 27090 USD / year
Out-of-State

27090 USD / year

≈ 27090 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13659 USD / year

≈ 13659 USD / year

Living costs

Milwaukee

United States

1066 - 1767 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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