Schools With PhD Programs in Psychology

University of California at Los Angeles

• Located in Los Angeles, California, the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) offers a five-year clinical psychology doctorate program. Students are required to participate in an internship and present a dissertation in addition to traditional coursework to graduate.

  Alternatively, students can pursue a Ph.D. in psychology focused on research. Students can utilize UCLA's research centers to facilitate their studies. A variety of research opportunities are available to students, including search in the areas of behavioral medicine, health psychology, clinical assessment, minority mental health, family processes, child psychopathology and stress management.

  University of California at Los Angeles
  1285 Franz Hall
  Los Angeles, CA 90095
  310-825-2961
  ucla.edu

University of Michigan

• The University of Michigan is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It offers a doctorate program in psychology. Students can choose from six areas of concentration to specialize in, including clinical psychology, bio-psychology, social and personality contexts, and developmental and cognitive neuroscience. Students wishing to pursue education in other areas may pursue a joint Ph.D. Students are encouraged to work with their academic advisers to develop an individualized curriculum that will pique the interest of each individual student.

  University of Michigan
  1012 East Hall
  530 Church Street
  Ann Arbor, MI 48109
  734-764-2580
  umich.edu

Yale University

• Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University offers doctorate programs in five main areas of psychology: behavioral neuroscience, clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology and social/personality psychology. Students receive ample opportunity to conduct research at the university's research center, which is staffed by faculty. Clinical psychology students offer their services under the supervision of licensed psychologists in the university's counseling center. Students typically require five years to complete the doctorate programs, although students that are motivated to take classes during the summer can usually graduate in four years.

  Yale University
  149 Elm Street
  New Haven, CT 06520
  203-432-7172
  yale.edu