Details: Educational Psychology, Master's

Master'sEducational Psychology

The Master of Education (MEd) in educational psychology from Wichita State offers several different programs of study, including general and customizable specialization options. This program will help you upgrade your career — or start a new one — in a diverse range of settings from K-12 schools and higher education to research and health care. The program is also excellent preparation for pursuing a Ph.D.

Learn how Educational Psychology is the right fit for you.

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Making your graduate education affordable

In addition to scholarships and financial aid, more than 30 percent of full-time graduate students hold assistantships or departmental fellowships amounting to more than $4 million each year.

Financial Aid and Funding Opportunities Cost of Attendance

Admission to the program

For admission consideration, applicants must provide:

  • GPA for the most recent 60 credit hours of undergraduate coursework
  • Evidence of academic competence
  • Resume
  • Contact information for three references
  • Statements of professional goals and research interests

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Admission requirements

Inside the Program

As director of a local childcare center, Marissa Harris needed to understand why and how children learn, grow and succeed. 

Flexible program lets students balance life while learning how to improve career

In the Educational Psychology program, you can enhance your existing career or start a new one. As director of a local childcare center, Marissa Harris needed to understand why and how children learn, grow and succeed.

Through the program, Marissa honed all those skills while also working and juggling a growing family, courtesy of a flexible evening class schedule.

"The professors were able to deliver an abundant level of high quality education, while continuing to make school less about how you do on a test and more about making sure students really learn the information."

Curriculum

The MEd in educational psychology can be taken in its generalized form or in a number of customizable tracks based on your interests and career goals. The degree also has a thesis or non-thesis option.

The non-thesis option requires 33 credit hours of coursework and a written comprehensive examination.

The thesis option requires 32 credit hours of coursework plus an oral examination over the thesis.

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Careers

A graduate degree from Wichita State's College of Education will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to make a positive impact in the classroom—and on your career.

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