Our Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) master’s and Ph.D. programs provide graduates with a solid foundation in the principles of behavioral psychology. Graduates are equipped with the skills to bring about socially significant behavior change through data-based decision making and program development.

Guided by practitioner faculty, students are challenged to become leaders in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. The Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) programs at The Chicago School equip graduates with an array of effective treatment methods to help children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities improve their social, motor, verbal, and reasoning skills. ABA practices are readily applied in business and industrial settings (to teach precise job skills, enhance performance, and improve safety).

With access to the best in modern technologies, graduates gain experience and exposure in a wide variety of ABA applications and specialties, including instructional design, precision teaching, and verbal behavior.