Colleges for a Masters in Psychology

Stanford University

• As of 2010, Stanford's psychology program continually ranks as the best in the country, making first on just about every comprehensive list. This well-rounded program offers some of the best tools and techniques, providing an education that instructs its students on a wide range of psychology-related topics.

  Stanford University

  450 Serra Mall

  Stanford, CA 94305

  650-725-2400

  stanford.edu

University of Michigan

• The psychology program at the University of Michigan is best known for the specialized way it balances a large, expansive department with a relatively personalized education. Students work closely with their professors, exploring psychological fields ranging from clinical psychology to biopsychology to social psychology. The graduate program for psychology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor provides a quality education with both prestige and personalization.

  University of Michigan

  109 E. Madison St.

  Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2943

  734-764-1817

  umich.edu

Yale University

• The psychology program at Yale University possesses a longstanding historical notability uncommon to nearly any other school. The department ranks consistently high on current lists and holds this notoriety from many decades of consistently high quality education in the field of psychology. Knowledgeable faculty, intelligent seminars and innovative research opportunities combine to make the graduate psychology program at Yale one of the best in the nation.

  Yale University

  246 Church St.

  New Haven, CT 06520-8321

  203-432-2331

  yale.edu

University of Illinois

• The department of psychology at the University of Illinois boasts a longstanding history of excellence, as it was one of the first colleges to acknowledge the field during the late 1800s. Present day, the program hires well-established and notable faculty members. Editors, political advisers, and other leaders of the field make up the large number of well-qualified faculty.

  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

  202 Coble Hall

  801 S. Wright St.

  Champaign, IL 61820

  217-333-0035

  illinois.edu

Carnegie Mellon University

• The greatest benefit of the graduate program at Carnegie Mellon University is its notably small size. With an average of 20 to 30 students in the program at any given time, the faculty addresses students on an individual level, allowing students greater opportunity to benefit from their professors' many years of research. This positive earns the master's program for psychology at Carnegie Mellon University a top spot on most comprehensive lists.

  Carnegie Mellon University

  5000 Forbes Ave.

  Pittsburgh, PA 15213

  412-268-2000

  cmu.edu