2027 Edition
School psychology PsyD programs accredited by APA number 19 on this 2027 list, each accredited in school psychology or in a combined area that includes it. James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA) ranks first at 78.4 out of 100, and every program keeps the score it holds on the national list.
By Trevor Rupe, Contributor at Savo Media Group
These school psychology PsyD programs are in order of score, and each keeps its national rank beside its place here. The EPPP and internship match rates on every card cover 2021 through 2025.
Waived for every admitted student
Full profile of James Madison University in Best PsyD Programs
Sources: APA record, ASPPB, APPIC and the school’s APA disclosure, read October 12, 2026.
Counted as $49,840 a year
Full profile of Yeshiva University in PsyD Programs in New York
Sources: APA record, ASPPB, APPIC and the school’s APA disclosure, read October 12, 2026.
Counted as $46,080 a year
Full profile of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in PsyD Programs in New Jersey
Sources: APA record, ASPPB, APPIC and the school’s APA disclosure, read October 12, 2026.
Counted as $23,100 a year
Full profile of University at Albany in PsyD Programs in New York
Sources: APA record, ASPPB and the school’s APA disclosure, read October 12, 2026.
Full profile of Pace University in PsyD Programs in New York
Sources: APA record, ASPPB, APPIC and the school’s APA disclosure, read October 12, 2026.
Full profile of Hofstra University in PsyD Programs in New York
Sources: APA record, ASPPB and the school’s APA disclosure, read October 14, 2026.
Full profile of University of Houston-Clear Lake in PsyD Programs in Texas
Sources: APA record, ASPPB, APPIC and the school’s APA disclosure, read October 12, 2026.
Full profile of Western Carolina University in PsyD Programs in North Carolina
Sources: APA record, ASPPB, APPIC and the school’s APA disclosure, read October 14, 2026.
Full profile of Indiana State University in PsyD Programs in Indiana
Sources: APA record and the school’s APA disclosure, read October 14, 2026.
Ranks 10th: it publishes tuition of $22,720 for the first-year cohort (lower than 15 of 17 other programs on this list), but it registers about 1 student a year in the APPIC internship match (tied for the fewest on this list).
Alfred University's in-person PsyD in School Psychology in Alfred, New York, limits doctoral admission to four students and moves trainees from weekly fieldwork in a local public school to an on-campus child and family clinic and then to individually designed placements before a year-long internship.
The Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in School Psychology follows a practitioner-scientist model and prepares psychologists to practice in schools and other child and family settings. The 122-credit program runs at least four years: three years of full-time coursework and practica, including approximately 800 hours of supervised practical experience, then a year-long, full-time internship worth 18 credits. First-year students spend one day a week in a local public school, second-year students train in the on-campus Child and Family Services Center, and third-year students take individually designed practicum placements. Research training begins with a first-year apprenticeship with a faculty member, continues through three courses in statistical analysis and research design, and ends in a dissertation on a topic related to the practice of psychology with children and families; students also pass master's-level comprehensive examinations and a doctoral qualifying examination, and receive a Master of Arts after two years.
Applicants may enter with a bachelor's degree or a master's degree in another area of psychology, and students who already hold a master's degree in school psychology may enter with advanced standing; the GRE is optional and an on-campus interview is required. Admission to the Psy.D. is limited to four students, and applications are due January 15. Full-time students entering the school psychology programs are granted a general graduate assistantship that requires five hours of work a week, a small number of competitive assistantships cover full tuition in the second and third years, and three or four incoming students receive first-year doctoral fellowships. The school says the program is approved by the State of New York as licensure-qualifying training that meets the educational requirements for the license in psychology, and notes that graduates who practice in schools do not need a license but become certified as school psychologists under state education regulations.
Scored under methodology v2.0
Sources: APA record of Alfred University (School Psychology), ASPPB and APA disclosure of Alfred University (School Psychology), read October 14, 2026.
A program is among the school psychology PsyD programs here when APA accredits it in school psychology or in a combined area that includes school psychology; the list is ordered by each program’s Methodology v2 score out of 100, the same score it holds on every list.
Scores come from Methodology v2, version 2.0, which weighs cost (20 points), graduate earnings (20 points), completion (15 points), internship and licensure outcomes (15 points) most heavily; it ranks every program once, and each list filters that ranking.
James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA) ranks first among the school psychology PsyD programs, with a score of 78.4 out of 100.
19 APA-accredited programs are on it. A program is among the school psychology PsyD programs here when APA accredits it in school psychology or in a combined area that includes school psychology; the list is ordered by each program’s Methodology v2 score out of 100, the same score it holds on every list.
The school psychology PsyD programs are scored once, and each program keeps the score it holds on every other list. Methodology v2, version 2.0, scores every ranked program out of 100 on cost (20), graduate earnings (20), completion (15), internship and licensure outcomes (15), track record (10), credential alignment (10), program reputation (10). The methodology page explains each factor and its source.
Yes. APA accredits some programs in a combined area, clinical and school or counseling and school, and each sits on both of its lists with the same score. 8 programs on this list are accredited in a combined area.
The median first-time pass rate among the 18 programs on this list with an ASPPB rate is 69%. ASPPB reports 75% for all accredited doctoral programs, and recommends a passing score of 500. ASPPB, EPPP scores by doctoral program.