Programs offered by the UW College of Education within the conceptual field of Educational Psychology provide students with courses and training experiences appropriate for careers in educational research, university teaching, school psychology, and measurement and evaluation, offering sound foundations for practice in a variety of settings.

Measurement & Statistics (MEd/PhD)

This graduate program prepares students to become leaders in the research and practice of state-of-the-art psychometrics and applied statistics.

School Psychology (PhD) and School Psychology (EdS/Cert)

The School Psychology program offers both an educational specialist degree and a doctoral degree; the specialist program is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists, and the doctoral program is accredited by the American Psychological Association. This study option in embedded within the broader field of educational psychology, which provides students with courses and training experiences appropriate for careers in educational research, university teaching, learning sciences, human development, and measurement and evaluation, offering a sound foundation for practice in a variety of settings.

COE Featured Stories

New faculty Q&A: Oscar Olvera Astivia
Professor Oscar Olvera Astivia explores quantitative methodology, a field that involves putting a magnifying glass on the methods used by researchers, with the ultimate goal of better understanding and helping people.
Professor receives grant to develop and disseminate innovative statistical methods for assessment
The project, led by Professor Chun Wang of the UW's Psychometrics and Measurement Lab, aims to improve the field’s ability to create effective assessments of student learning.