Texas A&M University-Educational Psychology

The Department of Educational Psychology (EPSY) is home to a variety of interrelated disciplines and degree options focused on human development and well-being in educational and community contexts. Our undergraduate programs prepare students to work with children and youth in a variety of community and school contexts. We also offer a range of professional master’s degrees geared towards professionals in schools, communities, and the corporate world. For those interested in doctoral studies we offer Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in Educational Psychology, Counseling Psychology, and School Psychology. EPSY faculty have averaged $10.1 million annually in new grant awards (2015-2017) sponsored by a range of high profile agencies including the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. These resources support a growing number of research and outreach efforts and have expanded our capacity to help meet the needs of our community and the state of Texas. The department boasts multiple innovative research labs and clinics, a university-designated center on Dual-Language and Literacy Acquisition, and a federally designated center on Disability and Development.