The Best Colleges to Study Psychology

Stanford University

• The top rated psychology department among all psychology programs nationwide is at Stanford University. The undergraduate program offers students an opportunity to pursue either a bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science degree. Areas of concentration include neuroscience, health and development, mind, culture and society and cognitive sciences. At the graduate level, students can apply to Stanford's prestigious Ph.D. program. An individual master's degree is not offered. Research emphases include cognitive studies, developmental psychology, personality studies, neuroscience and social psychology. Students can pursue this research at one of Stanford's multiple psychology research centers.

  Stanford University
  450 Serra Mall
  Stanford, CA 94305
  650-725-2400
  stanford.edu

University of California--Berkeley

• The University of California at Berkeley, like Stanford, is a research-oriented program. Undergraduate students are given multiple opportunities to engage in research projects designed by faculty members and graduate students. The graduate program also leads to the doctoral degree. Several areas of specialization are offered through the program, including social and personality studies, clinical science, brain cognition and behavior, change studies, behavioral neuroscience and developmental psychology.

  University of California, Berkeley
  2232 Piedmont Ave.
  Berkeley, CA 94720
  510-642-1382
  berkeley.edu

Harvard University

• Harvard has a long and storied tradition within the field of psychology that traces to B.F. Skinner and William James whose pioneering work in the field help put the psychology department on the map. The undergraduate program offers multiple concentrations for students. Undergraduate students can pursue concentrations in general psychology, social and cognitive neuroscience and mind, brain and behavioral studies. The graduate degree program results in a Ph.D. No standalone master's degrees are offered by the department. Doctoral concentrations include cognition and behavior, clinical science, developmental psychology and social and organizational behavior.

  Harvard University
  33 Kirkland St.
  Cambridge, MA 02138
  617-495-3810
  harvard.edu