100% Online M.A. · Built for Working Professionals

For HR & People Professionals Ready to Put Psychology to Work

CMU's 30-credit online M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology is fully asynchronous—complete weekly work on your own schedule, with no required live class sessions. 95% of graduates find career jobs within 6 months.

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100% Online, AsynchronousNo required live class sessions
95% Career Jobs in 6 MonthsGraduates find career jobs fast
Rolling AdmissionStart Fall, Spring, or Summer I

Why I/O Psychology at CMU

Organizations succeed when people are supported and work is designed well. Learn to solve real workplace problems.

Study on Your Schedule

Courses are fully online and asynchronous. Complete weekly work on your own schedule without required live class sessions—designed specifically for working professionals.

Build Applied, Practical Skills

Build skills in hiring and assessment, training, performance management, and organizational development—through a curriculum covering personnel psychology, organizational psychology, research methods, and applied statistics.

Finish With Proof of Your Work

Conclude with either a thesis or an applied research capstone, tailored to your professional goals. 95% of program graduates find career jobs within 6 months.

Applied Skills You'll Build

Practical, applied skills you can use in your organization from day one.

Hiring & Selection

Job analysis and competency modeling, structured interviews, and selection decision-making—learn cutting-edge ways to improve how organizations hire.

Training & Performance

Training needs analysis, design, and evaluation, plus performance management systems and feedback processes that develop people.

People Analytics

Employee engagement and climate survey design and reporting, plus applied research skills including data cleaning, analysis, and interpretation.

Your Questions Answered

What working professionals usually ask.

Yes—this program is designed for working professionals. Courses are fully online and asynchronous, so you complete weekly work on your own schedule with no required live class sessions.

The program concludes with either a thesis or an applied research capstone, allowing you to tailor the degree to your professional goals. An admissions advisor can walk you through the details.

Admission is rolling, with start dates in Fall, Spring, or Summer I—so you can begin when it fits your life.

Careers & Outcomes

Projected salaries for career paths from this program, from CMU's official program page.

Career PathProjected Salary
Industrial/Organizational Psychologist$154,380
Psychologist$94,310
Human Resources Specialist$72,910
Training and Development Specialist$65,850
Human Resources Consultant$72,910
Compensation/Benefits Analyst$77,020
Employee Relations Specialist$93,500

Source: Central Michigan University Industrial/Organizational Psychology M.A. program page.

Master of Arts (M.A.) 30 Credit Hours 100% Online

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Rolling admission — start Fall, Spring, or Summer

An admissions advisor can help you fit this fully online program around your work schedule.

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