Missouri Master’s in Psychology Degree Programs and Resources

Missouri colleges that offer both terminal and non-terminal degree programs are arranged according to affordability below. There are 10 Missouri colleges that offer 30 postgraduate degree programs in psychology. The areas of study for these programs are psychology, applied behavior analysis, clinical psychology, experimental psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, forensic child psychology, applied educational psychology, counseling psychology, applied quantitative psychometrics, educational psychology, sports psychology, behavioral neuroscience, public health with clinical psychology, applied cognitive and brain sciences, school psychology; and psychological and brain sciences. There is a resource section that lists sites with local psychology information at the bottom of the page. Surrounding states that offer graduate psychology degrees include Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee

Missouri Masters in Psychology

Missouri Master’s in Psychology Programs

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Avila University (MPCAC) The AU Master of Science in Psychology offers students an in-depth survey of the diverse research, theory, and practices of psychology’s many sub-disciplines. Three tracks include: research, mental health and general. Au also offers a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology is designed to help graduates meet the educational criteria required for licensed mental health counselors in Kansas and Missouri.
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Missouri State University MSU offers the following Graduate Programs in Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis which for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst exam, Clinical Psychology, Experimental Psychology and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. The MSU Master's in Clinical Psychology can also be earned with a certificate in Forensic Child Psychology.
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University of Central Missouri The UCM MS Degree in Psychology is designed to build your skills in the core areas of psychological science. Graduates go on to a variety of doctoral programs and occupations that utilize their advanced knowledge of Psychology and ability to deal with data. Choose from a variety of courses for six hours of electives.
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University of Missouri Columbia The UMC MA in Applied Quantitative Psychometrics has required coursework in general linear models in psychology, latent variable models in statistical psychology, advanced topics in psychometrics, and more. Elective coursework includes: multivariate statistics in psychology, psychological process models, and more.
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University of Missouri Columbia The UM Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology (MA) provides students training and education in the scientist-practitioner philosophy that is consistent with most counseling psychology doctoral programs. Students will complete core course work in counseling psychology and receive clinical training in the form of practicum experience and research training through faculty labs, research teams and other research projects.
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University of Missouri Columbia The UMC MEd in Counseling Psychology provides students training and education in the scientist-practitioner philosophy that is consistent with most counseling psychology doctoral programs. Students will complete core course work in counseling psychology and receive clinical training in the form of practicum experience and research training through faculty labs, research teams and other research projects.
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University of Missouri Columbia The UMC MA or MEd in Educational Psychology is committed to disseminating and developing knowledge and skills in human learning and cognition, development and motivation. We use quantitative and qualitative methods to study how thinking, motivation and behavior change across time.
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University of Missouri St. Louis The UMSL Psychological Sciences Department offers a Master of Arts in Behavioral Neuroscience. The program has adopted an apprenticeship model of graduate training in which each student works closely and continuously with a faculty member within the realm of the faculty member's research interests.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology The Missouri S&T Master of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology emphasizes the application of psychological science to enhance the performance and well-being of people in organizations. This program will prepare you to develop assessments of people for selection and placement into jobs, effective training programs, strategies for organizational development, measurement of performance, and ways to promote quality of work-life.
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Missouri Doctorate in Psychology Programs

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Saint Louis University (APA) The SLU PhD in Clinical Psychology is designed to provide broad and general doctoral education and training in health service psychology. Our program’s major area of study is adult clinical psychology. Although there are no formal areas of specialization, you may elect one of the following areas of emphasis, experience, or exposure: clinical neuropsychology, clinical child psychology, health psychology, trauma psychology, and sports psychology.
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Saint Louis University The SLU PhD in Experimental Psychology prepares students for academic teaching and research careers in the areas of cognitive neuroscience, developmental or social psychology.
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Saint Louis University The SLU PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology prepares doctoral-level professionals with the knowledge, research abilities, assessment skills and intervention approaches to impact organizational issues at the individual, group and system levels to improve individual well-being, group functioning and organizational effectiveness.
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Saint Louis University (CEPH) The SLU Master of Public Health/Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology dual degree program is a collaboration between the College for Public Health and Social Justice and the College of Arts and Sciences clinical psychology doctoral program.
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University of Missouri Kansas City (APA) The UMKC PhD in Clinical Psychology provides professional education in the entry-level science and practice of clinical psychology. The program has a science-practice training model and our program is particularly suitable for students interested in pursuing careers in academia, research and medical settings.
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University of Missouri Kansas City The UMKC PhD in Applied Cognitive and Brain Sciences is a full-time program of graduate study. Areas of study representing core faculty research include: Social cognition and health, Health in diverse communities, Infant, child, and adolescent cognition, Neuroeconomics, Affective neuroscience, Neuropsychology and applied neuroscience, Cognitive aging, Psychophysiology in cognition and mental health, and Applied quantitative methods and measurement.
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University of Missouri Kansas City (APA,MPCAC) The UMKC PhD in Counseling Psychology emphasizes multicultural and individual diversity within a scientist-practitioner model. Program graduates work in a variety of settings, including two and four-year colleges and universities, university counseling centers, veteran affairs facilities, hospitals, community mental health centers, and private practice.
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University of Missouri Columbia The UMC PhD in Educational Psychology focuses on generating original research and consists of a minimum of 72 semester hours of graduate credit beyond the bachelor’s degree.
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University of Missouri Columbia (APA) The UMC PhD in Counseling Psychology mission is to train counseling psychology leaders who will transform local, national, and international communities by reducing social inequities through scholarship, practice, and advocacy. Rooted in a scientist-practitioner model, students develop these competencies within a culturally diverse learning community supported by strong, individualized mentorship with faculty.
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University of Missouri Columbia (APA,NASP) The UMC EdSp and PhD in School Psychology mission is to train the next generation of leaders in research, teaching, clinical practice, and policy in psychology and education who are singularly focused on solving significant societal challenges. We prepare our graduates to take leadership positions in universities, preK-12 schools, and community/hospital-based settings. The MEd is part of the EdSp program and the MA is part of the PhD program.
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University of Missouri Columbia (APA,PCSAS,APCS) The UMC PhD in Psychology offers the following areas of emphasis: Clinical Psychology, Cognition and Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology, Quantitative Psychology, Social/Personality Psychology, and a Dual Emphasis in Child Clinical and Developmental Psychology. The department also offers a graduate minor in Psychological Statistics and Methods. All emphasis areas offer broad empirical and theoretical training with a research emphasis.
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University of Missouri St. Louis (NASP) The UMSL EdS in School Psychology is a three-year, cohort-based program culminating in the degree, state certification, and the National Certified School Psychologist credential.
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University of Missouri St. Louis The UMSL PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience is a highly unique program that offers specialized training in a variety of areas in the field. Core training emphasis areas include: Hormones and behavior, Psychophysiology of trauma, Neuropsychology and neuroimaging of aging and HIV, Brain dysregulation in language disorders, Social neuroscience of bias and stigma, and Neurobiology of emotion.
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University of Missouri St. Louis (APA) The UMSL PhD in Clinical Psychology is in accordance with the scientist-practitioner model of training, and is based on the understanding that doctoral-level psychologists in the future are unlikely to function solely in a service capacity as psychotherapists. Students can receive specialized training in trauma therapy or research.
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Washington University in St. Louis (APA,PCSAS,APCS) The WUSL PhD in Clinical Psychology is devoted to training clinical scientists and to the promotion of an integration of science and practice. Our primary goal is to train students who will lead the search for new knowledge regarding the assessment, understanding, and treatment of psychological disorders. Some students in the clinical program pursue specialized training in neuropsychology, clinical aging, or health psychology.
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Washington University in St. Louis The WUSL PhD in Psychological and Brain Sciences areas of specialization include: Aging & Development; Behavior, Brain, & Cognition; and Social & Personality Psychology. Although you declare your primary interest in one of these areas when applying to the graduate program, you are exposed to all areas through your courses, research collaboration, and departmental colloquia.
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Missouri Psychology Licensing and Resources

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Missouri State Committee of Psychologists and Licensing The Missouri State Committee of Psychologists promulgates rules governing the practice of psychology. The Committee licenses, regulates, investigates consumer complaints and disciplines those who violate the laws and/or rules regulating the practice of psychology in Missouri and investigates complaints about those practicing without a license.
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Missouri Psychiatric Physicians Association The MPPA advocates for mental health patients, fights to protect the profession, ensures the advance treatment of mental illnesses and makes sure accessible care is available to all patients.
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Missouri Association of School Psychologists MASP is a nonprofit organization of individuals whose members are professionals and qualified students in the field of School Psychology. The purpose is to advance the standards and promote the interest in School Psychology and to share ideas, techniques and research to improve the psychological services in schools. The association works to further compliance with and practice of established ethical rules of conduct for the provision of psychological Services.
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Southwestern Psychological Association SWPA is an official APA affiliate for the Southwestern nine-state region of the United States and works to promote and strengthen psychology’s scientific, professional and educational facets. SWPA prides itself on serving the psychological community by providing access to scientific advances and professional development within a collegial atmosphere. Students are welcomed and treated as active and valued participants in the discipline. Additionally, SWPA strives to maintain diversity in its membership, its leadership and its program.
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National Alliance on Mental Illness Missouri NAMI Missouri provides education, support and advocacy on behalf of people with serious mental illness and their families regardless of race, religion or national origin. We have nine affiliate chapters in Missouri.
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Missouri Psychological Association The MPA supports psychologists of Missouri in their efforts to promote the psychological well-being of all citizens and advance the profession of psychology through volunteer association members and professional staff.
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Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute The GKCPI provides individuals interested in psychoanalytic thought with a forum for discussion of theoretical, cultural, and clinical ideas, networking opportunities and a place to discuss practical issues of concern.
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Missouri Association of Behavior Analysis The MOABA is an organization founded to support and promote scientific research on basic principles of behavior and the effective and ethical application of those principles. The purposes for which this corporation is organized are to promote the analytical science of behavior and the application of its associated technologies within the State of Missouri.
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Saint Louis Psychoanalytic Society SLPS fosters the growth of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, encourage advances in its theories, and maintain professional standards in its practice of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in the St. Louis area.
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Gateway Industrial-Organizational Psychologists GIOP is a community for I-O psychologists to learn from each other, to connect with colleagues, to share their expertise. We do this through programs, networking, and professional opportunities. Our vision is to be the premier community of I-O psychologists in the St. Louis region.
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