Psychology is one of the most popular subjects in academia all over the world. Psychology as a subject interprets and studies the working of the human mind as well as human behaviour. During the last two centuries, a number of researches in the field of psychology have been conducted which produced amazing results and broadened the subject’s limits. Psychology now is being taught with many specializations in various colleges and universities. The most popular specializations of psychology are Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, School Psychology, Sport Psychology, Organizational Leader Development, Evaluation, Research, and Measurement, Leadership Coaching Psychology. The online institutions are also offering many courses and degree programmes up to PhD level in almost all the specializations of the subject.


Some of the accredited online institutions reputed for their courses and degrees in psychology are University of Phoenix Online, Walden University Online, Ellis College of New York Online, Argosy University Online, and LeTourneau University Online. The popular online college degrees in psychology are Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Bachelor of Science (BS) in Behavioral Sciences – Psychology, Bachelor of Science (BS) in Interdisciplinary Studies - Behavioral Science. The college degrees in psychology enable the students to understand the recess of human mind and motives behind human behaviour such as thought process and emotions. At master levels the psychology degrees like Master of Science in Psychology, Master of Science (MS) in Psychology - Organizational Leader Development, Master of Science (MS) in Psychology - Clinical Psychology are thought to be career-oriented.


Capella University Online has a variety of educational programmes in psychology. Founded in 1993, Capella University Online works with a mission to accommodate those students who feel problems in joining the traditional schools and colleges due to their busy schedules. The university offers master and doctoral degree programmes as well as diplomas and certificate courses in psychology. The university is accredited by the prestigious accrediting institutions of the United States such as the Higher Learning Commission and is also a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). Capella University’s online school for the education of psychology is named Harold Abel School of Psychology. This school offers courses in psychology such as Specialist Certificate in School Psychology and Professional Counseling Certificate. Only the master degrees holders in school psychology are eligible to get admission in Specialist Certificate in School Psychology. It is one-year educational programme and allows the successful candidates to practice as a school psychologist. Professional Counseling certificate is designed for graduates with psychology as a major subject. The certificate provides latest information on mental health assessment and treatment of mental disorders.

Most of the online institutions are also running PhD programmes in various specializations of psychology. In the last few decades the popular areas of research in psychology were General Psychology, Educational Psychology, and Counseling Psychology. There are numerous research journals of psychology available online for students and professionals. Most of these journals can be accessed without charges. Some very famous online journals are The American Journal of Psychiatry, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and Journal of Applied Psychology.