Stanford University's graduate school of psychology was ranked as the No. 1 graduate psychology program in the nation in 2009 by "U.S. News & World Report." Stanford's graduate program is focused exclusively on research in the psychology field. To that end, Stanford offers only the Ph.D. as its sole graduate degree. The master of arts degree is offered, but only in conjunction with the Ph.D. Research at Stanford is focused in several different areas: social psychology, cognitive psychology, affective science (the psychological aspects of human behavior), developmental psychology and neuroscience. Graduate courses of study include: Human Neuroimaging Methods, Foundations of Cognition, Advanced Topics in Self-Defense and The Neural Basis of Cognition: A Parallel Distributed Processing Approach, among many others.
Stanford University
450 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
650-725-2400
stanford.edu
The University of Wisconsin in Madison is one of the top schools in the nation. "U.S. News & World Report" ranked the Wisconsin program in a tie for the No. 1 ranking with two other schools in 2008, in the specialty of clinical psychology (clinical psychology was not included in the 2009 rankings). The university's clinical psychology program emphasizes extensive training in a variety of academic courses in conjunction with original research in the field. Students present a research proposal to the entire department in their second year of study that becomes the basis for their ongoing work in the field. The department offers specialized research in six main areas of study: developmental psychology, social and personality studies, brain and behavioral biology, studies in human perception, clinical psychological studies and cognitive neuroscience.
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Department of Psychology
1202 W. Johnson St
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-2079
psych.wisc.edu
The University of Michigan's Department of Psychology was ranked by "U.S. News & World Report" as the best social psychology graduate program in the nation in 2009. Like the programs at Stanford and the University of Wisconsin, Michigan's graduate program offers only the Ph.D. at the graduate level. Six major areas of focus are offered: social psychology, biopsychology, personality and social contexts, clinical psychology, developmental psychology and cognitive psychology/neuroscience. The department also offers three joint-degree programs in which students can receive additional degrees through other departments within the school. These include degrees in social work, women's studies and education.
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Department of Psychology
530 Church St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734-764-2580
umich.edu