Overview

About the program

This Educational Psychology - Cognitive and Developmental Sciences program at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee emphasizes the perspective of the developing learner. Graduates from this program have insight into the cognitive, emotional, and social changes in children, adolescents, and adults.

Students should apply if they have an interest in:

Learning about social, cultural, and contextual influences on children, adolescents, and emerging adults,
Investigating core aspects of human development and cognition,
Understanding the connections between parents, peers, and youth over the course of development,
Understanding how people think and reason about the world around them,
Engaging with, or independently conducting cutting-edge research applied to a broad range of learning contexts — from schools to museums to home — throughout the human lifespan.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Contexual Determinants of Motivation
Social Cognition in Educational Psychology
Cognitive Development
Personality Theories and the Educational Process
Human Development: Study of Infancy and Early Childhood
Human Development: Study of the Adolescent
Human Development: Study of the Adult
Oral Language, Cognition, and Literacy
Cognition and Emotion: The Affective Components of Human Thought

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

42 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milwaukee, United States

Disciplines

Cognitive Science Educational Psychology View 41 other PhDs in Cognitive Science in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

Required

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Other requirements

General requirements

Optional: Submission of scores on the General Test portion of the Graduate Record Examination; test taken within last five years. GRE scores are not required for any program in educational psychology but may be submitted as supplemental material.
Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0; graduate GPA of at least 3.5 required.
A letter outlining the applicant’s academic and professional background, declaration of Area of Concentration as well as specific research interests and goals for the PhD program.
Three letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with the applicant’s intellectual achievement and potential.
At least one sample of their academic writing. You may add additional materials that highlight your professional and/or academic skills.
A resume or curriculum vitae.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

13251 USD / year

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Out-of-State

13251 USD / year

≈ 13251 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

7371 USD / year

≈ 7371 USD / year

Living costs

Milwaukee

United States

1066 - 1767 USD / month

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