Special Education PhD
University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, United States
About this programme
The Doctoral Program in Special Education, offered jointly with San Francisco State University, culminates in a PhD degree. The joint program draws on the strengths of both universities in developing leaders and researchers in the field of atypical development and learning. The faculty and program resources on the two campuses support advanced research and theoretical discourse in a focused area of exceptionality. Area specializations in the Special Educational program include human development; early childhood, language, and literacy; mathematics, science, and technology; educational policy and administration; and area specializations selected by students in consultation with their faculty advisers. Courses are taken on both university campuses, and faculty are drawn from both institutions. Visit School Website
- Level
- Doctoral
- Field
- Social
- Duration
- 6 years · Normative program length from the UC Berkeley catalog (Coursedog programLength field); expressed in months.
- Tuition
- $32,450 / year
- English
- IELTS 7 · TOEFL iBT 90
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- Fall
Visa
- Visa required
- F-1 Academic Student
- Application fee
- USD 185 (MRV application fee)
- Processing time
- 4 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (4)
- AAUW International FellowshipsFully funded · Deadline November each year
- UC Berkeley Graduate FellowshipFully funded · Deadline December-January (department application deadline)
- Fulbright Foreign Student ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically February-October
- Smithsonian Institution FellowshipsFully funded · Varies: most November