Educational Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

If you plan to study educational psychology, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Madison has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Educational Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

UW - Madison Educational Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology

UW - Madison Educational Psychology Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in educational psychology, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Educational Psychology Student Demographics at UW - Madison

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the educational psychology majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison.

UW - Madison Educational Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of educational psychology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in educational psychology each year. UW - Madison does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a educational psychology master's degree from UW - Madison, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in educational psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	37
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Counseling Psychology

Careers That Educational Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in educational psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Psychology Professors	480	$77,150
Psychologists	200	$80,620

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Czar under License

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