PhD Educational Psychology at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Programme overview

The PhD in Educational Psychology offers two specialisations: human learning and development, and measurement, statistics and evaluation. It prepares graduates for applied and original research and evaluation in educational settings.

Faculty: College of Education | Department: Educational Psychology | Duration: Typically four to six years; minimum three semesters full-time residency | Intake: Fall (Mar 1) and Spring (Oct 1) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Honolulu, HI, United States

What you will study

Required core courses (B or better), an interdisciplinary specialisation, college teaching experience, dissertation prospectus, comprehensive examination, proposal defense and dissertation defense.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate Division application plus professional goals statement, three recommendation forms (academic preferred), CV or resume, transcripts of all prior coursework, 1-3 writing samples (e.g. master's thesis), and for non-native English speakers TOEFL 600/100 or IELTS 6.0 unless waived. Deadlines: March 1 for fall, October 1 for spring.

Domestic applicants: USD 10,400 a year (2026-27). Graduate tuition for 2026-27 based on a typical full-time load of 8 credits per semester (indicative budget figure from the cost of attendance page); excludes fees ($934), housing, food, books and other costs. Hawaii resident rate. Source

International applicants: USD 22,432 a year (2026-27). Graduate tuition for 2026-27 based on a typical full-time load of 8 credits per semester (indicative budget figure from the cost of attendance page); excludes fees ($934), housing, food, books and other costs. Non-resident rate. Source

Graduate applications are accepted for Summer, Fall and Spring terms; Graduate Division begins processing applications from August 1 for the following Fall and Summer semester and from April 1 for the following Spring semester.

All graduate application deadlines are set by the graduate programmes and vary by programme; some programmes set priority deadlines. Most Fall applicants hear a decision by late March/early April and Spring applicants by November/December. Application fees are non-refundable.

Apply through the official page: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/

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