School Psychology

A program that prepares individuals to apply clinical and counseling psychology principles to the diagnosis and treatment of student behavioral problems. Includes instruction in child and/or adolescent development; learning theory; testing, observation and other procedures for assessing educational, personality, intelligence and motor skill development; therapeutic intervention strategies for students and families; identification and classification of disabilities and disorders affecting learning; school psychological services planning; supervised counseling practice; ethical standards; and applicable regulations.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 198 institutions across the United States, with a total of 10938 degrees awarded annually.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

2,441

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

1,180

degrees awarded

Other Awards

7,292

awards given

Top Schools for School Psychology

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA	666
2	National University San Diego, CA	348
3	Alliant International University-San Diego San Diego, CA	252
4	Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA	165
5	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	162
6	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	159
7	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	153
8	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	150
9	The Chicago School at Chicago Chicago, IL	138
10	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	129
11	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	120
12	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	117
13	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	117
14	Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY	117
15	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	117
16	Chapman University Orange, CA	114
17	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	114
18	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	105
19	The College of Saint Rose Albany, NY	105
20	Fordham University Bronx, NY	105
21	Adelphi University Garden City, NY	102
22	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	102
23	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	102
24	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	99
25	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	99
26	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	99
27	Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA	93
28	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	90
29	Alverno College Milwaukee, WI	90
30	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ	90
31	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	87
32	Ball State University Muncie, IN	87
33	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	87
34	Eastern University Saint Davids, PA	84
35	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	84
36	Albizu University-San Juan San Juan, PR	84
37	William James College Newton, MA	84
38	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	81
39	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	81
40	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	81
41	Long Island University Brookville, NY	81
42	Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ	81
43	Worcester State University Worcester, MA	78
44	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	78
45	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI	78
46	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	75
47	Northeastern University Boston, MA	75
48	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	72
49	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	69
50	Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY	69
51	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	69
52	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	69
53	Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	69
54	Seattle University Seattle, WA	69
55	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	69
56	Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC	66
57	University at Albany Albany, NY	66
58	Marshall University Huntington, WV	66
59	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	66
60	University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI	63
61	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	63
62	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	63
63	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	63
64	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	63
65	National Louis University Chicago, IL	60
66	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	60
67	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	60
68	Kean University Union, NJ	60
69	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	60
70	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	60
71	Florida International University Miami, FL	57
72	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	57
73	Yeshiva University New York, NY	57
74	Alfred University Alfred, NY	57
75	Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK	54
76	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	54
77	Ottawa University-Online Overland Park, KS	54
78	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	54
79	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	54
80	Ponce Health Sciences University-East Ponce, PR	54
81	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	54
82	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	54
83	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	54
84	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	54
85	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	54
86	Emporia State University Emporia, KS	54
87	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	51
88	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	51
89	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX	51
90	Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH	48
91	Baylor University Waco, TX	48
92	Barry University Miami, FL	48
93	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	45
94	Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY	45
95	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	42
96	University of Delaware Newark, DE	42
97	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	42
98	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	42
99	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	42
100	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	42