Learning Sciences

A program that focuses on the multiple aspects of learning in different environments, including specific aspects of the content to be mastered, cognitive aspects of the student, the instructional environment and materials, the preparation and activities of the instructor, socio-cultural and linguistic components, and assessment outcomes. Includes instruction in the social, organizational, and cultural dynamics of learning; learning and cognition; learning strategies; educational psychology; educational testing and measurement; instructional design and technology; and statistical design of educational research.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 35 institutions across the United States, with a total of 8589 degrees awarded annually.

Bachelor's Degrees

2,098

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

690

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

5,726

awards given

Top Schools for Learning Sciences

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT	6,513
2	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	648
3	National University San Diego, CA	450
4	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	198
5	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	162
6	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	90
7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	69
8	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	63
9	National Louis University Chicago, IL	57
10	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	36
11	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	30
12	Wilson College Chambersburg, PA	27
13	Ashford University San Diego, CA	27
14	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	27
15	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	24
16	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	21
17	Morningside University Sioux City, IA	18
18	Fontbonne University Saint Louis, MO	15
19	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	15
20	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	15
21	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	15
22	William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS	12
23	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	6
24	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	6
25	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	6
26	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	6
27	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	6
28	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	6
29	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	3
30	Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI	3
31	Clemson University Clemson, SC	3
32	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	3
33	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	3
34	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	3
35	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	3