Online and Distance Learning

With an educational psychology doctorate it is possible to obtain faculty positions at universities and community colleges. Whatever your professional interest in this area, this page will help you to locate suitable university degree programs, especially those that can be taken by online and distance learning.

In an educational psychology doctorate program you can focus your study in an area that suits your professional interests. This area is very often of interest to those wishing to work as school psychologists, who deal with the social, emotional, academic, behavioral, and cognitive well-being of children and adolescents within a school setting. 

This doctorate, together with a PhD in school psychology, is very popular amongst students with an interest in developmental science and instructional design.

This page is for students who wish to study their programs online. If you wish to explore the on-campus programs available, go to the on campus programs page

Which schools offer educational psychology doctorate programs online?

The following list shows the recommended schools for educational psychology online programs (plus other other closely related programs):

• Capella University Online
  • PhD - Educational Psychology

• The University of the Rockies Online
  • Doctor of Psychology - Sports and Performance Psychology 

• Argosy University Online
  • EdD Counseling Psychology

• Walden University
  • Ph.D. in Psychology - General Educational Psychology

Check the other specializations on this site for schools and programs of possible interest.  You can also find more educational psychology doctorate programs using the search box in the right-hand column.  Consider also taking a school psychology PhD or a child psychology PhD.

Other relevant specializations

You may find it useful to consider the programs available in the following areas:

• clinical psychology;
• counseling psychology;
• developmental psychology (infant, child, adolescent, adult and elderly);
• general psychology;

Other schools and programs can be found by using the search box.

What do you study in educational psychology doctorate programs?

A typical educational psychology doctoral program would include the stages of development, psychological foundations of education, instructional strategies, and psychology research testing, methods and analysis.  In a PhD Educational Psychology you can focus your study in an area that suits your professional interests, e.g., developmental science, instructional design, or teaching science.  As an educational psychology doctoral student, you may be required to attend some residential workshops during your program.

What jobs do graduates get?

One can find graduates with a doctorate in educational psychology in management jobs or specialist positions in education, training, testing, or research.  With a doctorate in educational psychology it is possible to obtain faculty positions at universities and community colleges.  In the US, as an Assistant Professor you would earn about US$54,000, as a Associate Professor about US$67,000, and as a full Professor you would earn about US$85,000 - but the competition is tough.

For more information

Use the search facility on this site to find a suitable educational psychology doctorate programs.

Go to the on campus programs page if you wish to know more about the on campus psychology programs available.

You also use this link to search for educational psychology PhD programs.

Remember to compare the admission requirements and course content of several schools before you choose a program.