The Graduate School has announced it’s accepting applications for a new Master of Science in Applied Psychology Data Analytics degree program. The program, housed in the Department of Psychology, will begin in fall 2025 and include an accelerated degree option for Marquette undergraduate students.
Applications for the program will be available May 1.
The purpose of the Applied Psychology Data Analytics will be to combine analytical skills with a deep understanding of human behavior to drive meaningful change in the world.
“We are excited about our new graduate program offering in Applied Psychology Data Analytics,” said Dr. Doug Woods, dean of the Graduate School. “This unique master’s degree program will leverage the use of big data and advanced statistical techniques to give graduates a professional edge in applying their psychology degree to jobs in a wide variety of fields, including health care, business, education, social media.”
This program will teach students to conduct, evaluate and communicate high-quality research utilizing datasets to help organizations better understand challenges they confront, address important issues and promote positive social change. Students will engage in interdisciplinary coursework between the psychology and computer science departments and will earn a data science certificate upon completion of the program. This program will provide hands-on experience allowing students to work with community organizations to apply psychological principles to real-world problems by using data. Community placements will take place in a student’s last year in the program.
Marquette undergraduate students can enter Applied Psychology Data Analytics Accelerated Degree Program during their junior year and earn their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in as few as five years.
