Accredited Online M.A. in Community Psychology
Get Career Ready with Pennsylvania’s Convenient Online Psychology Master’s Degree
Point Park University, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, offers an online master’s program that helps you build a bridge to connect with the communities you care about most. Our human-focused master’s degree program in community psychology helps you develop the skills and knowledge needed to focus on the specific needs of individuals and families who are ready to improve their lives.
Point Park’s program stands out from other similar master’s programs through our unique theoretical approach based on existential-humanistic, feminist, critical, and liberation social psychologies. The program seeks to graduate psychology students who connect with our holistic approach to better understanding behavior and will take their new knowledge into the community to enhance the well-being of individuals and groups through research, community assistance and clinical practices.
Flexible Online MA in Community Psychology Curriculum
When you enroll in Point Park University’s career-ready Master of Arts in Community Psychology, you’ll benefit from a curriculum that provides a broad array of psychology courses and topics that will deepen your foundational psychology knowledge. Explore topics that result in outcomes relevant to many of today’s community mental health outreach programs and community-focused nonprofit organizations such as Community Psychology, Childhood & Society, Critical Race Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies and more.
At Point Park, community psychology students showcase their research at national conferences and benefit from a network of psychology professionals from across the nation.
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- Next Start Date: August 28, 2022
Est. Program Length: | 5 semesters |
Credit Hours: | 36 |
Course Length: | 8 Weeks |
Cost Per Credit: | $740 |
Transfer Credits Accepted: | Up to 9 |
Est. Program Length: 5 Semesters
Credit Hours: 36
Course Length: 8 Weeks
Cost Per Credit: $740
Transfer Credits Accepted: Up to 6
Tell me more about Point Park University’s Online M.A. in Community Psychology
What will you learn through Point Park’s online community psychology master’s program?
Students will build their knowledge and skills through courses like:
- Foundations of Community Psychology
- Humanistic and Phenomenological Approaches
- Psychopathology in the Context of Society and Culture
- Social Psychology and Cultural Transformation
- Childhood & Society
- Critical Race Studies
- LGBTQ+ Studies
- Integrative Approaches to Mental Health
- Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods
The M.A. in Community Psychology Program emphasizes:
- Understanding the role of social and cultural influences on mental health and well-being
- Prevention
- Diagnosis and treatment of mental illness
- Empathic understanding
- Recognition of diverse ways of living
- Ethically informed approaches
- Respect for a variety of values
- Respect for human dignity
- Respect for the rights of all humans.
At Point Park, Community Psychology students showcase their research at national conferences and benefit from a network of psychology professionals from across the nation.

M.A. Community Psychology Student Highlight
“During my time in the master’s program I was introduced to an amazing and inspirational group of faculty members and students. I am so fortunate to have had the experiences I had in that program.”
Leatra Tate
How can you help your community as a community psychology graduate?
An M.A. in Community Psychology opens the door to a variety of career opportunities. Graduates may also choose to pursue a doctoral degree.
- Administrator or director of community health and development programs $87,000 - Direct key health initiatives at prominent levels including disease outbreak, water quality, disaster relief, safety, and other critical community health issues.
- Social or community service manager $69,600 - Coordinate and supervise programs that support the public health and well-being.
- Community researcher $48,140 - Conduct research to determine the health and wellness needs of a community.
- Unlicensed counselor $44,410 - Provide counseling and other mental health services under the supervision of a licensed professional.
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Accreditation
Point Park University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and complies with all regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
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