The Best Universities for Psychology in the U.S.A.

Stanford University

• Stanford University has the top-rated psychology program, according to U.S. News and World Report. The undergraduate program at Stanford has a number of degree options available, including the bachelor of art and the bachelor of science degrees. An honors track is also available. Students also have the opportunity to participate in a number of psychology organizations and clubs. At the graduate level, Stanford offers the PhD and the coterminal master of arts degree. The PhD program offers concentrations in the fields of social, personality, neuroscience, cognitive and developmental psychology.

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

University of California--Berkeley

• Second only to Stanford, according to the U.S. News and World Report, is the University of California at Berkeley. The university offers an independent study program in one of four areas at the undergraduate level. These areas include supervised independent study and research (for freshman and sophomores), field studies in psychology, directed group study and supervised study and research for juniors and seniors. At the graduate level, Cal--Berkeley offers the PhD in one of five major areas of research: social-personality studies, cognition, brain and behavioral studies, clinical science, change, plasticity and development studies and behavioral neuroscience.

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

Harvard University

• Harvard University was rated as the top university in the world overall, according to U.S. News and World Report and other prominent publications like the Times Higher Education Supplement. Harvard's psychology program was rated third by U.S. News. Harvard's long and rich history has seen the likes of such prominent scholars as B.F. Skinner and William James. A number of different areas of concentration are available for undergraduates to study including general psychology, mind, brain and behavioral studies, social and cognitive neurosciences and an interdisciplinary studies program. Harvard's graduate program is organized into four areas of emphasis: cognition, brain, and behavior, developmental, clinical science and social and organizational behavior.

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