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PhD Educational Psychology Applied Developmental Science at University of Virginia

University of Virginia, United States

Programme overview

A full-time, in-person PhD concentration training researchers to study and develop interventions for children and youth in school and out-of-school settings. Students work in mentored research teams and are eligible for four years of funding.

Faculty: School of Education and Human Development  |  Department: Education Leadership, Foundations & Policy  |  Duration: 4 years full time (72 credits)  |  Intake: Fall; application deadline December 1  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

What you will study

Coursework in theory linking school and out-of-school settings to youth development, plus research design and statistics, and hands-on work with research teams in government agencies or school districts.

Career pathways

Faculty in psychology and education departments; educational researchers in research organisations and university centres; policy organisations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

School of Education and Human Development graduate applicants (all programmes): application through the school's online system with two to three recommenders, an application fee of $65, and programme-specific materials that often include a resume or CV, goal statement and/or writing sample. Programme: December 1 deadline.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Application fees (2026-27): undergraduate $75; Graduate School of Arts & Sciences $85; Architecture $80; Batten graduate $75; Darden non-PhD $250, Darden PhD $100; Data Science $85; Education and Human Development $65; Law $85; McIntire graduate $85; Medicine $80; Nursing $88; SCPS $70; Graduate Engineering no fee.

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