Graduate Programs in Psychology
Explore 700+ Psychology graduate programs at 200+ universities across 15 countries.
Overview
Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. At graduate level you might train for clinical or counseling practice, or specialize in research areas such as cognitive, developmental, social or organizational psychology, with a strong grounding in research methods and statistics.
Master's programs include counseling, industrial-organizational and experimental psychology, and some lead to licensure while others prepare you for doctoral study. In many countries a PhD or PsyD is the route to becoming a licensed clinical psychologist or university researcher.
Psychology offers one of the widest choices of programs, according to our data. Graduates become clinical and counseling psychologists, school psychologists, user experience researchers, organizational consultants and behavioral data analysts. Mental health services in many countries need more licensed providers than they can hire, and technology companies increasingly recruit psychology graduates for research roles.
Most Psychology programs charge between $16,000 and $56,000 a year in tuition. The top ten ranked programs charge between $13,000 and $75,000.
Top Ranked Master's Programs
The five universities that lead our Psychology ranking among those offering this degree.
- University of PennsylvaniaMaster of Applied Positive PsychologyDeadline Mar 1 · Tuition $75,070 · Duration 12 months
- University of California, Los AngelesMA in Human Development & PsychologyDeadline Dec 1 · Tuition $36,297 · Duration 24 months
- Columbia UniversityMaster of Arts in Clinical PsychologyDeadline Apr 15 +1 · Tuition $38,358 · Duration 24 months
- New York UniversityMA in Psychology-Social PsychologyDeadline Oct 1 +1 · Duration 2 years full-time
- University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesMaster of Arts in PsychologyDeadline Nov 30
Top Ranked PhD Programs
The five universities that lead our Psychology ranking among those offering this degree.
- Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in PsychologyDeadline Nov 21 · Tuition $63,540 · Duration 72 months
- Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in PsychologyDeadline Dec 15 · Tuition $59,048 · Duration 72 months
- Yale UniversityPhD in PsychologyDeadline Dec 1 · Tuition $50,900 · Duration 72 months
- University of PennsylvaniaDoctor of Philosophy in PsychologyDeadline Dec 1 · Duration 72 months
- University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy in PsychologyDeadline Nov 17 · Tuition $13,140 · Duration 72 months
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