Students in MSMS focus their study on quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, educational statistics, psychometrics, and evaluation. Students specializing in MSMS will generally direct their professional efforts toward Development and evaluation of techniques for the assessment of educational or psychological phenomena, measurement of educational outcomes, design and interpretation of research studies, statistical methods for analyzing research data, or evaluation of educational programs. Graduates are employed in a variety of positions, such as professors in colleges or universities, data analysts in the public or private agencies, measurement specialists for government agencies or private companies, or researchers and evaluators for schools or other institutions.

This website contains further information about M.A. and Ph.D. programs, MSMS courses, research activities, faculty and students, and admissions to the program. In addition, we include some web-based modules and resources for methodologists.