The Best Schools for a Psychology Major

Stanford University

• Ranked 1st among schools for psychology by U.S. News & World Report and Collegecrunch.com, Stanford University is noted for its combination of teaching and scientific research. The department of psychology offers a bachelor's degree in psychology, and Ph.D. programs in neuroscience, personality, developmental, social, and cognitive psychology. The university has been recognized through several awards for research and the psychology department itself holds 9 members of the National Academies, which is more than most other universities. The department is also the home of 17 research lab facilities and outstanding faculty such as Albert Bandura.

  Stanford Department of Psychology
  Jordan Hall, Building 01-420
  450 Serra Mall
  Stanford, CA 94305
  650-725-2400
  www.stanford.edu/dept/psychology/

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

• The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor was ranked 2nd among schools for psychology by Collegecrunch.com and 3rd by U.S. News & World Report. The psychology department offers undergraduate degrees with concentrations in general psychology, neuroscience, or brain, behavior and cognitive science. Its graduate program is divided into the areas of clinical, biopsychology, developmental, social, cognition and cognitive neuroscience, and personality and social contexts. It also has three joint programs (with options of education, woman's studies or social work) and six affiliated programs. There is a large emphasis on research as there are 49 research labs in which many findings have been broadcasted.

  Department of Psychology
  University of Michigan
  1012 East Hall
  530 Church Street
  Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1043
  734-764 2580
  www.lsa.umich.edu/psych/flash.asp

University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

• Tied for 3rd place for top psychology schools by U.S. News & World Report and ranked 4th by Collegecrunch.com is the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA). There are three undergraduate majors offered; Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (B.A.) and Bachelor of Science in either cognitive science or psychobiology (B.S). Like all of the other schools on this list, UCLA does not offer a separate master's degree program, only a Ph.D. program. Graduate programs are in learning and behavior, behavioral neuroscience, and social, health, clinical, cognitive, quantitiative, or developmental psychology. This school is notable due to the large emphasis on research in its psychology programs.

  UCLA Department of Psychology
  1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563
  Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563
  (310) 825-2961
  www.psych.ucla.edu/