Fall 2026 Matriculation
Regarding Fall 2026 matriculation, the pools consisted of 68 applicants to the master’s/sixth-year program, and 21 applicants to the doctoral program. From these pools, 11 students matriculated into the master’s/sixth year program and three students matriculated into the doctoral program (a total of 14 matriculated students between the two programs). The mean total Graduate Record Examination scores of applicants matriculated into the master’s/sixth-year and doctoral programs in 2026 have been suppressed due to five or fewer students reporting scores.
Currently, there are 24 doctoral and 27 master’s/sixth-year students pursuing advanced degrees in the school psychology program.
Time to Completion
For the last 10 years, since Fall 2016, of the students who completed the master’s/sixth year program, the vast majority graduated within three years, and the remainder completed within four years.*
*Exact percentages not disclosed to comply with data suppression guidelines.
Since Fall 2016, the program has graduated 44 doctoral students. On average, doctoral students require 4.7 years to graduate. The median was 4.0 years.
Students are allowed to enter the degree programs with credit from prior graduate work in accord with the graduate school policies (http://gradcatalog.uconn.edu/guidelines-for-grad-study/standards-degree-requirements) and advisor consent based on syllabus review. This may reduce the time to completion of the MA degree program by the number of credits approved for transfer and by a maximum of approximately two years if a student enters the PhD program with a master’s/sixth-year specialist school psychology degree. Program requirements exclude credit for undergraduate study, study that is remedial, or study which is designed to remove deficiencies in meeting admissions standards. To obtain a doctoral degree, the student must be enrolled in a UConn school psychology program for at least three years, even if they already have a master’s/sixth-year degree. The table below contains information about time to completion for doctoral students only.
| Years in Which Degrees were Conferred: Fall 2016 – Summer 2026 | |
| Outcome | Total |
| Total number of students with doctoral degrees conferred on transcript | 44 |
| Mean number of years to complete the program | 4.7 |
| Median number of years to complete the program | 4.0 |
*Data for multiple academic years combined to comply with data suppression guidelines
| Years in Which Degrees were Conferred: Fall 2016 – Summer 2026 | ||
| Time to Degree Ranges | N | % |
| Students in less than 5 years | 24 | 55 |
| Students in 5 years | 8 | 18 |
| Students in 6 years | 7 | 16 |
| Students in 7 or more years | 5 | 11 |
*Data for multiple academic years combined to comply with data suppression guidelines
Program Costs
| Description | 2026-2027 1st-year Cohort Cost |
| Tuition for full-time students (in-state) | $19,512 |
| Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state) | $41,424 |
| Tuition per credit hour for part-time students (if applicable enter amount; if not applicable enter “NA”) | NA |
| University/institution fees or costs | $3,886 |
| Additional estimated fees or costs to students (e.g., books, travel, etc.) | $6,095 |
Non-resident students can establish resident status after living in the state for one year and meeting some additional specific conditions. For a comprehensive description of program costs, see University of Connecticut Graduate Catalog, available at: http://gradcatalog.uconn.edu/
Internship Data
All matriculated master’s/sixth year and doctoral students for the last 10 years, since Fall 2017, have completed supervised internships. The following tables provide data exclusively for doctoral students.
Internship Placement – Table 1
| Years Applied for Internship: Fall 2017 – Summer 2027 | ||
| Outcome | N | % |
| Students who obtained APA/CPA-accredited internships | 15 | 33 |
| Students who obtained APPIC member internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited | 8 | 18 |
| Students who obtained other membership organization internship (CAPIC) that were not APA/CPA-accredited | 0 | 0 |
| Students who obtained internships conforming to CDSPP guidelines that were not APA/CPA-accredited | 13 | 29 |
| Students who obtained other internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited | 9 | 20 |
| Students who obtained any internship | 45 | 100 |
| Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process | 45 | – |
*Data for multiple academic years combined to comply with data suppression guidelines
Internship Placement – Table 2
| Years Applied for Internship: Fall 2017 – Summer 2027 | ||
| Outcome | N | % |
| Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process | 45 | – |
| Students who obtained paid internships | 41 | 91 |
| Students who obtained half-time internships | 0 | 0 |
Attrition
There were 89 students who entered the master’s/sixth-year program in school psychology during the 10-year period Fall 2016-Summer 2026. The vast majority of these students completed the program, transferred to the PhD program, or are still enrolled. * With respect to the doctoral program, there were 54 students who entered the PhD program during the 10-year period Fall 2016-Summer 2026. Of this number, seven students, or 13% did not complete the program for reasons that primarily involved a change in their career aspirations.
*Exact percentages not disclosed to comply with data suppression guidelines.
| Academic Years Fall 2016 – Summer 2026 | ||
| Variable | N | % |
| Students for whom this is the year of first enrollment (i.e., new students) | 54 | – |
| Students whose doctoral degrees were conferred on their transcripts | 26 | 48 |
| Students still enrolled in the program | 21 | 39 |
| Students no longer enrolled in the program for any reason other than conferral of doctoral degree | 7 | 13 |
Licensure
All students who have entered the master’s/sixth-year or the doctoral program directly from the baccalaureate degree have passed the Praxis – School Psychology Test* prior to internship and therefore were eligible to obtain National Certification in School Psychology (NCSP). In addition, all students who graduated from the master’s/sixth-year or doctoral programs were eligible for certification in school psychology by the Boards of Education in the states they chose to practice. (*0401- prior to 9/2014, 5402- 9/2014 to 9/2022, 5403- 9/2022- present)
For the last 10 years, from Fall 2016 to Summer 2026, 44 students completed their doctoral programs; 34 of these students completed their doctoral programs between two and 10 years ago. Of this number, 20 students have been licensed by the Boards of Psychology in their state.
| Outcome | Fall 2016 – Summer 2026 |
| The total number of program students (doctoral degrees conferred on transcript) between 2 and 10 years ago | 34 |
| The number of these graduates (between 2 and 10 years ago) who became licensed psychologists in the past 10 years | 20 |
| Licensure percentage | 59% |