School Psychology (Ph.D.)

For School Psychology (Ph.D.), the program admits students on a rolling basis, while the tuition fee is 37,334 USD per year.

The Ph.D. program in School Psychology prepares culturally competent graduates for leadership roles as school psychologists, researchers, and practitioners. It emphasizes applying research to promote student learning and development, with strengths in multicultural education and theoretical foundations. Students gain practical skills through coursework and clinical training, including internships in diverse school and clinic settings, guided by faculty mentorship.

Focus areas include multicultural education, cross-cultural approaches to cognitive assessment in children, identification of specific learning disabilities, influence of school and home contexts on social-emotional learning.

The program requires 118 credit hours, including coursework, clinical training, and field-based internship experiences.

Graduates are prepared for certification as school psychologists and licensure as psychologists.

Applicants need a bachelor's degree or international equivalent with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Required documents include an online PSYCAS application, statement of purpose, autobiographical statement, resume/CV, official transcripts, and three letters of recommendation. GRE scores are not required, and qualified applicants will be interviewed.

The programme totals about 118 credit hours. Full-time, on-campus format. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 35% of applicants.

Howard University’s legacy is shaped by academic study, research, and service. Its community includes scholars, student researchers, athletes, artists, and entrepreneurs. The university carries the identity of an HBCU while preparing students for study and careers across a broad range of disciplines. Alumni stories include physicians, astrophysicists, educators, lawyers, public officials, and advocates whose work has reached beyond the campus.

Students can apply to more than 130 areas of study across 14 schools and colleges. Howard offers undergraduate, graduate, professional, and doctoral programs, with fields ranging from the humanities to scientific disciplines. Research and centers address health and medical issues, economic disparities, cybersecurity, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, drug abuse, energy systems, accounting and finance, women’s leadership, and journalism and democracy. The university has also launched an AI certificate program for undergraduate students.

Located in Washington, DC, Howard connects academic life with a city central to American government, public service, journalism, and cultural life. International students should review the university’s range of schools and degree levels carefully, since programs differ across undergraduate, graduate, professional, and doctoral study. Howard’s guiding phrase, “Excellence in Truth and Service,” reflects the university’s emphasis on student success and service to local and global communities.