Keiser University Flagship Campus
MS Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Homestead, USA
MSc
DURATION
24 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: Keiser University's Master of Science (MS) in Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology examines how people behave at work and how organizations can improve performance, motivation, job satisfaction, leadership, diversity, and change management. You'll learn quantitative research, assessment, neuroscience of behavior, training, development, and talent management. The programme offers on-campus and online delivery and follows a Student First philosophy to support professional and personal growth.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles in employee training specialist, human resources consulting, evaluation and assessment analyst, career planner, organizational specialist, workplace behavior researcher, worker productivity consultant, talent management, leadership development, and organizational development consulting.
As long as there is business, there will be employees. These employees need workspaces — in person or online — where they can gather to get things done. That is the nature of work. How employees interact, behave, communicate, use people skills, mentor, be productive, and achieve goals is the nature of industrial and organizational psychology. A solid grasp of this specialized field of psychology can help you make a positive impact on teams, departments, and entire organizations.
From human resource managers to corporate leaders, if you have an interest in improving employee behaviors, worker morale, and productivity, you can benefit from an organizational psychology master’s degree. Keiser University’s Master of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology offers the IO insights, techniques, and credential you need to take your company, and your career, to the next level.
Program Overview
Keiser’s Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology degree program examines the behavior of individuals in businesses and organizations to determine how to improve performance and productivity for that organization. Graduates of our industrial/organizational psychology master’s degree program will be able to apply cutting-edge research and theory using quantitative skills. They’ll factor human behavior into the successful business equation by motivating productivity, building resilient leadership, supporting diverse cultures, and managing organizational change.
Student First Philosophy
Featuring a “Student First” mentality, Keiser University is committed to providing the education students need to excel in their careers and their lives—whether that is in this organizational psychology master’s program or one of our dozens of other graduate programs. Our commitment to putting students first leads us to offer several learning options, including both on-campus and online delivery formats.
Through this psychology program, we help graduate students prepare to achieve career goals in relevant fields where a degree in psychology can make all the difference.
Begin with the End in Mind
The industrial/organizational psychology master’s program is designed to help professionals apply psychological theory and knowledge of human behavior to organizations (and whole industries) to improve performance, job satisfaction, health, and more for the benefit of their associates and their careers.
What Can You Expect to Learn
Keiser University’s industrial and organizational psychology program enables students to contribute to the profession through independent learning, scholarship, and research. Upon completion of this graduate program, students will be able to:
- Better understand organizational psychological principles and theories—including HR, leadership development, organizational behavior, and tests and measures
- Appreciate diversity as demonstrated through application of multicultural methods of research and understanding of psychological principles
- Utilize research methods to interpret and evaluate research data
- Communicate more professionally in writing through organizing, thinking critically, and communicating ideas and information in documents and presentations
Career Pathways in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Upon graduation of our industrial/organizational psychology master’s program, you will have earned a Master of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology as well as gained the abilities you need to:
- Improve employee performance, motivation, job satisfaction, and health
- Conduct research on employee behaviors and attitudes
- Improve hiring practices, training programs, and management systems
- And more!
Through this advanced graduate program in organizational psychology, you will study several areas of psychology, from neuroscience to human behavior. Upon graduation, you will have gained the skills—and the credential—you need to pursue and excel in careers like:
- Employee training specialist
- Human Resource consulting
- Evaluation and assessment analyst
- Career planner
- Organizational specialist
- Workplace behavior researcher
- Worker productivity consultant
- And more!
