MA Psychology at University of South Dakota

Programme overview

The Master of Arts in Psychology lets students specialize in human factors or clinical psychology on the Vermillion campus, with an accelerated human factors option and a concurrent M.A./J.D. with the School of Law. The programme has been APA accredited since 1971.

Faculty: College of Arts & Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Vermillion, SD, United States

What you will study

Human factors covers how people interact with technology and the testing of system, task, machine, tool and environment design. Clinical psychology focuses on rural communities, cross-cultural differences (especially Native Americans), disaster mental health, trauma and substance abuse.

Career pathways

An advanced degree that makes graduates more competitive in their field.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

The M.A./J.D. option is for students already enrolled in USD's School of Law with sufficient psychology background.

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 programmes admit for Fall and Spring terms; some programmes do not admit for the spring term and some have earlier deadlines (see the graduate catalog per programme).

Entry terms for international applicants: Spring 2027 classes start January 11, 2027 (new student arrival deadline January 10); Fall 2027 classes start August 23 (new student arrival deadline August 20).

International graduate applicants, Spring 2027: December 5 for MAcc, MBA and MS Business Analytics, and December 5 for MS AI and Computer Science. Fall 2027: July 15 for MS AI and Computer Science and August 1 for MAcc, MBA and MS Business Analytics. Other programmes have deadlines listed in the graduate catalog.

Graduate applications go through the USD Graduate Application or GradCAS; Audiology, Speech Language Pathology, Law, Medical, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies and Social Work use specialty CAS applications. Application deadlines are set per programme in the Graduate Catalog and are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The graduate application fee cannot be waived or deferred and is non-refundable.

Law (JD): applications open September 1 for the next year's admission; applicants apply through LSAC CAS and must submit the LSAT, GRE or JD Next. June LSAT scores are accepted for the same year if the application is submitted by July 1. Out-of-state applicants scoring 150+ on the LSAT receive in-state tuition.

Apply through the official page: https://www.usd.edu/Admissions-and-Aid/Apply

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