PhD Education and Psychology at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

The Combined Program in Education and Psychology is a collaboration of the Marsal School of Education and the Department of Psychology, studying development, learning and motivation in the context of schools, families and communities.

Faculty: Marsal Family School of Education  |  Department: Combined Program in Education and Psychology (with LSA Department of Psychology)  |  Duration: 58-62 credit hours; post-candidacy courses typically in year four or five  |  Intake: Fall (August); deadline November 15  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Ann Arbor, MI, United States

What you will study

58-62 credits: proseminars, CPEP core (Cognition and Instruction in the Classroom; Human Development and Schooling), education and psychology core, statistics and research methods, professional issues, and dissertation credits.

Career pathways

Of known 2014-2018 graduates: tenure-track faculty 27%, postdoctoral/fellowship 31%, non-tenure-track faculty/researcher/administrator 31%, business/industry 8%, other 4%; all found full-time employment in education.

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