MA Psychology at University of Illinois Chicago

Programme overview

The MA in Psychology is earned as part of the PhD programme; the department does not admit candidates for the MA as a terminal degree. A thesis is required.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Department: Department of Psychology | Duration: 32 semester hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Required courses are Research Design and Analysis I and II and a Research Apprenticeship (5 hours), with at least 9 hours in one of four divisions and a master's thesis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants are admitted to the PhD only. Requirements: no field restriction (psychology and statistics coursework required); at least 3.20/4.00 for the last 60 hours; no standardized tests; three letters of recommendation; personal statement; document of prior quantitative training. International applicants: minimum English scores TOEFL iBT 80 (reading 19, listening 17, speaking 20, writing 21) for exams before 21 Jan 2026 or 4.5 overall on the new scale, IELTS Academic 6.5 (6.0 each section), PTE Academic 54, Duolingo 130.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate and professional programmes admit for Fall, Spring and Summer terms depending on the programme; applications for Fall 2027, Spring 2028 and Summer 2028 are expected to open on August 1, 2026.

Graduate and professional application deadlines are set per programme, with separate deadlines for domestic and international applicants for most non-online programmes; optional earlier priority, recommended or fellowship dates apply to both. Applications are made through the UIC graduate application or a centralized application service for some professional programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uic.edu/admissions/

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