Colleges That Offer a Doctorate in Psychology

University of California, Berkeley

• According to the 2009 U.S. News & World Report, U.C. Berkeley is ranked first in the nation among all Graduate Psychology programs. Students at U.C. Berkeley have the option of specializing in Behavioral Neuroscience; Change, Plasticity and Development; Clinical Science; Cognition, Brain and Behavior; or Social-Personality. Students take courses and seminars and participate in supervised independent research. In addition, students are encouraged to take courses outside the Psychology department to enrich their graduate experience.

  University of California, Berkeley
  Department of Psychology
  3210 Tolman Hall #1652
  Berkeley, CA 94720
  510-642-1382
  berkeley.edu

University of Wisconsin, Madison

• The University of Wisconsin, Madison prepares graduates to excel in academic, research, and clinical settings. The focus of the program is both on general psychology as well as training in the area in which the student concentrates. Course requirements include core courses, methodological courses, workshops, and seminars. Candidates also formulate and present a research project in their first and second year of graduate study. Top notch faculty guide students' studies and act as mentors and collaborators throughout the process.

  University of Wisconsin, Madison
  Department of Psychology
  1202 W. Johnson Street
  Madison, WI 53706
  608-262-2079
  wisc.edu

University of Pennsylvania

• The University of Pennsylvania is ranked 11th on the list of top Psychology Graduate programs. Candidates can choose to focus on Sensation and Perception, Language, Motor Control, Cognition, Psychopathology, Judgments and Decisions, Learning, Motivation, or Social Processes. Students often combine two or more of these subfields. The University of Pennsylvania also offers a Clinical Psychology program accredited by the APA (American Psychological Association).

  University of Pennsylvania
  Department of Psychology
  3720 Walnut Street
  Philadelphia, PA 19104
  215-898-5183
  upenn.edu

Ohio State University

• Ohio State University offers a Ph.D. in seven different psychological fields: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Quantitative Psychology/Judgment and Decision Making, and Social Psychology. Within each of these categories, students can select more specific areas. For example, within Clinical Psychology, there is an Adult Clinical specialty, a Child Clinical specialty and a Health Psychology specialty.

  Ohio State University
  225 Psychology Building
  Columbus, OH 43210
  614-292-8185
  osu.edu