Research Productivity in Master's-Level Psychology Programs

I review research productivity at advanced-degree-granting institutions offering the master's degree in applied, clinical, counseling, experimental, general, industrial/organizational, or school psychology for the years 1980-1987. Separate assessments were made on the basis of all publications listed in the Social Sciences Citation Index and publication in the 15 journals of the American Psychological Association (APA). The data revealed small to moderate relations between overall productivity and productivity in the APA journals among the schools included in the assessment. The relative utility of such information for the selection of master's-level graduate programs in psychology is discussed.