Graduate School Psychology Programs

Wright State University

• Wright State University is located in Dayton, Ohio, and offers both master's and doctoral psychology programs. The university's Department of Psychology offers the Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in human factors and industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology. Wright State also operates its School of Professional Psychology, which graduates students as clinical practitioners with the Doctor of Psychology (PsyD). The clinical PsyD degree program is fully accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). Students train and learn through the community-based research center and clinic, the Duke E. Ellis Institute, which is located in downtown Dayton. Ohio residents pay around $3,000 per quarter for full-time tuition, and out-of-state residents pay around $6,000, according to Wright State's 2009-10 fee schedule.

  Wright State University
  3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy.
  Dayton, OH 45435
  937-775-3490
  Wright.edu

University of North Texas

• This Denton, Texas, university offers three APA-accredited doctoral psychology programs: clinical psychology, counseling and clinical health psychology. University of North Texas trains students in the scientist-practitioner model of psychology with an emphasis on student-faculty research and integrated clinical practice. For example, students in the clinical health psychology and behavioral medicine program spend a full year at UNT's medical school engaged in clinical training and professional development. Students in this program also spend time at the university's Health Science Center, which emphasizes the mind-body interaction.

  University of North Texas
  P.O. Box 311280
  Denton, TX 76203
  940-565-4682
  Unt.edu

University of South Florida

• The University of South Florida (USF) offers two APA-accredited Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programs in the areas of school psychology and clinical psychology. The clinical program trains students equally in research and the scientific practice of psychology. Specializations students can choose from during their training include health psychology, substance abuse, psychopharmacology and depression. Additionally, USF offers doctoral PhD programs in I/O psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and social psychology. Florida residents pay approximately $8,000 per-year for full-time tuition, and out-of-state residents pay around $19,000 as of 2009-10, according to the USF financial aid site.

  University of South Florida
  4202 East Fowler Avenue, PCD 4118G
  Tampa, FL 33620
  813-974-4617
  Usf.edu

Wright Institute

• Wright Institute in Berkeley, California, trains students as psychology practitioners with its APA-accredited, three-year Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) program. Students spend three full years in coursework and clinical training; a fourth year is devoted to an internship and dissertation work. The program places emphasis on the development of the self and the relationship between the clinical practitioner and his client. The crux of Wright Institute's clinical program resides with its Case Conference/Professional Development Seminar series. This series is a forum where students discuss clinical experiences with clients and self-reflect on their development as clinicians while integrating knowledge learned from coursework. Students pay around $25,000 per academic year as of 2010 for the first three years of training with reduced tuition rates in the following years, according to Wright Institute's program costs web page.

  Wright Institute
  2728 Durant Ave.
  Berkeley, CA 94704
  910-841-9230
  Wi.edu