| Brigham Young University The BYU PhD in Psychology is for those who want more focused training in research, sometimes referred to as our Non-Clinical program. During the last two years of the program, students pursue specialized coursework and training in one of three emphasis areas: Applied Social Psychology, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurosciences, and Developmental Psychology. The program also offers a cross-area emphasis program to provide training in health psychology. | $ | #NTD #UT |
| Northern Illinois University The NIU PhD in Developmental Psychology is designed to prepare you for academic careers in research and teaching as developmental psychologists, or for non-academic careers in applied fields related to developmental psychology. Through both coursework and individual mentoring, we provide you with extensive background in psychological theory and research related to cognitive and social development. | $ | #NTD #IL |
| University of Nebraska Omaha The UNO PhD in Developmental Psychology focus is broad based, emphasizing theoretical, methodological, and statistical approaches to studying human development. Students have the opportunity to integrate theoretical and methodological training in the study of human development with direct experience in basic research, as well as applied developmental psychology, within the context of a mentoring relationship. | $ | #NTD #NE |
| Bowling Green State University The BGSU PhD in Developmental Psychology provides a challenging, yet supportive environment in which students can acquire a strong foundation in theory, research, and methodology in developmental psychology across the life span. | $ | #NTD #OH |
| Portland State University The PSU PhD in Applied Psychology areas of emphasis include: Applied Developmental Psychology; Applied Social Psychology; Community Psychology; Applied Quantitative Psychology and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. | $$ | #NTD #OR |
| University of Nebraska Lincoln (APA) The UNL PhD in Psychology has five concentration areas: APA accredited Clinical Psychology program, Developmental Psychology, Law Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior, and Social and Cognitive. We feature award-winning faculty and compelling, groundbreaking research opportunities for graduate students. Our students go on to excel in professional careers in fields such as psychology, social work, medicine, law, business and public administration, as well as in graduate or professional school. | $$ | #NTD #NE |
| Gallaudet University (NASP) The GU Specialist Degree (PsyS) in School Psychology with specialization in deafness, also includes a master's degree (M.A.) in developmental psychology. The fundamental commitment of the program is to develop competent school psychologists who also subspecialize in the area of deafness, whose skills will be directed to service in a variety of educational settings. | $$ | #NTD #DC |
| Loyola University Chicago (APA) The Loyola Department of Psychology offers a PhD in Applied Social Psychology, a PhD in Clinical Psychology, and a PhD in Developmental Psychology. Consistent with Loyola Universitys mission as a Jesuit, Catholic institution, transformative graduate education in the Department of Psychology has two foci: 1) Healthy Development in Children, Youth, and Families, and 2) Psychological Foundations of Social Justice. | $$ | #NTD #IL |
| University of Nevada Las Vegas The UNLV PhD in Experimental Psychology trains students to become psychological scientists capable of conducting independent research that meets international standards of scientific excellence. Areas of research in which faculty supervise students are: cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, neuroscience, and quantitative/experimental. | $$ | #NTD #NV |
| University of Montana The UMT PhD in Experimental Psychology mission is to promote independent scholarship, excellence in teaching, and training in research as they relate to each candidates concentration. Areas of emphasis include: Behavioral & Systems Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Comparative Animal Behavior, Developmental Psychology, Quantitative Psychology, and Social/Political Psychology. | $$ | #NTD #MT |
| University of Arkansas (APA) The U of A PhD in Clinical Psychology prepares individuals to be scientifically informed mental health service providers as well as clinically informed researchers. The U of A PhD in Experimental Psychology provides a core base of knowledge upon which students specialize in cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, or neuroscience. Our program is rigorous, collegial, and student-centered. | $$ | #NTD #AR |
| University of North Carolina Greensboro The UNCG PhD in Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, or Quantitative Psychology follow a single curriculum with a uniform set of requirements, but their research programs and seminar courses focus on their unique areas of interest. Students have the opportunity to study mind, brain, and behavior at multiple levels of analysis (neural, individual, and social) with diverse techniques. | $$ | #NTD #NC |
| University of Maryland Baltimore County The UMBC PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology reflects the intersection of developmental psychology and applied science by considering questions of developmental import within the social context of childrens everyday lives. The program has three concentrations: Early Development/Early Intervention, Socioemotional Development of Children, and the Educational Contexts of Development concentration. | $$ | #NTD #MD |
| University of Texas at Austin UTAUS offers a PhD in Psychology with areas of study including: Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Developmental Psychology, Individual Differences and Evolutionary Psychology, Perception, Brain, and Behavior, and Social and Personality Psychology. | $$ | #NTD #TX |
| City University of New York Graduate Center (APA) The CUNY Graduate Center PhD in Psychology prepares students for research, teaching, and practice in the various fields of psychology. Students may specialize in areas including: Basic and Applied Social Psychology; Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience; Clinical Psychology, Cognitive and Comparative Psychology; Critical Social/Personality and Environmental Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Health Psychology; Industrial Organizational Psychology; and Psychology and Law. | $$ | #NTD #NY |
| Temple University The TU PhD in Psychology has three additional areas of study: Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Developmental Psychology, and Social Psychology. Students also have the opportunity to complete an interdisciplinary Neuroscience specialization via the Neuroscience Program in the College of Liberal Arts. Many of our graduates secure prestigious postdoctoral positions where they bring their skills and knowledge to the highest levels. | $$ | #NTD #PA |
| Oklahoma State University The OSU PhD in Experimental Psychology adopts a broad approach to the science of psychology by examining the biological, cognitive, developmental, social, and personality factors that affect behavior across the full range of the individuals lifespan. There are four concentrations to choose from: Cognitive Psychology, Comparative-Neurobiology, Developmental Psychology, and Social-Personality Psychology. | $$ | #NTD #OK |
| University of Texas at San Antonio The UTSA PhD in Psychology is designed for students who have completed a Masters degree and are interested in pursuing advanced doctoral training in topics related to statistics, research methods, and health (including mental health). Theories from many areas of psychology are applied in research on health issues, including social psychology, cognitive psychology, biopsychology, developmental psychology, and clinical psychology. | $$ | #NTD #TX |
| Georgia State University (APA) The GSU PhD in Developmental Psychology is relatively small and offers personalized training in the concentration for its students. The concentration trains scholars in the methods and the science of normative as well as atypical paths of development from infancy through adolescence. | $$ | #NTD #GA |
| Idaho State University The ISU PhD in Experimental Psychology provides students with an education and research training in core areas of psychological science (e.g., behavioral neuroscience, behavioral pharmacology, cognition, developmental psychology, learning, personality, sensation and perception, social psychology, research methodology, and statistics). Our faculty's areas of expertise include clinical, cognitive, social, developmental, personality, learning, physiological, comparative, and behavioral pharmacology. | $$ | #NTD #ID |
| Arizona State University (APA)(PCSAS)(APCS) The ASU PhD in Psychology program has six basic areas of study: Cognitive Science, Behavioral Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Quantitative Psychology, and Clinical Psychology. The Department of Psychology offers graduate studies leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree with a masters in passing as part of the doctoral training program. | $$$ | #NTD #AZ |
| University of Wisconsin Madison The UWM PhD in Developmental Psychology embraces diversity among our students, our methods, and our scientific approaches. Students focus on cognitive, emotional, language, perceptual, personality, social development, or relations between these areas. Students and faculty conduct research on both typical and atypical development, and work with individuals representing a wide range of ages, including infants, preschool and school age children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. | $$$ | #NTD #WI |
| University of Missouri Columbia (APA)(PCSAS)(APCS) The UMC PhD in Psychology offers the following areas of emphasis: Clinical Psychology, Cognition and Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology, Quantitative Psychology, Social/Personality Psychology, and a Dual Emphasis in Child Clinical and Developmental Psychology. The department also offers a graduate minor in Psychological Statistics and Methods. All emphasis areas offer broad empirical and theoretical training with a research emphasis. | $$$ | #NTD #MO |
| West Virginia University The PhD in Psychology - Life-Span Developmental Psychology combines breadth of training in perspectives on normal development across the life span with depth and rigor of training in an area of specialization selected by the student. The program produces disciplined researchers who are also skilled classroom instructors. Students are trained to use state-of-the-art research methods to conduct cutting-edge research. | $$$ | #NTD #WV |
| University of Utah The UU PhD in Developmental Psychology specializes in research on the development of social and interpersonal processes as they exist in real-world contexts from the prenatal period and infancy through late adulthood. Our faculty seek to understand developmental changes in individuals' cognition, emotion, and biobehavioral systems within real life situations like parenting, families, schools, and relationships. | $$$ | #NTD #UT |
| Florida State University The FSU PhD in Developmental Psychology students receive in-depth training with opportunities for both basic and applied research, along with the opportunity for rigorous training in developmental methods and statistical procedures. The goal of the program is to prepare students for future positions as professors in universities and colleges, researchers in government and private-sector laboratories, and as educators. | $$$ | #NTD #FL |
| University of Georgia The UGA PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology exists to develop, research, and apply psychological principles to raise the quality of life for working individuals. The UGA PhD in Behavior and Brain Sciences has five areas of research options: Developmental Psychology, Health Psychology, Neuroscience, Social-Personality Psychology and Vision Sciences. | $$$ | #NTD #GA |
| Virginia Commonwealth University The VCU PhD in Developmental Psychology is dedicated to training developmental psychologists who will conduct research, teach, and apply developmental science in ways that are scientifically sound, ethical, and sensitive to the needs and diversity of a wide range of individuals, families, and communities. | $$$ | #NTD #VA |
| University of Rhode Island (APA) The URI PhD in Clinical Psychology is designed for students who are committed to a career involving both practice and research. The program has adopted the Scientist-Practitioner model, and provides you with generalist training in intervention, assessment, methodology, and the core areas of psychology. As a student in this program you can select a focus area in: Health psychology, Multicultural psychology, Neuropsychology, Child/family/developmental psychology, or Research methodology. | $$$ | #NTD #RI |
| North Carolina State University (HFES) NC State offers a PhD in Applied Social and Community Psychology, a PhD in Human Factors and Applied Cognition Psychology, a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and a PhD in Lifespan Developmental Psychology. Students apply to an area and benefit from cross-disciplinary coursework and research across areas. We have a rich, long history of granting graduate level degrees, beginning in 1948. | $$$ | #NTD #NC |
| University of California Los Angeles (APA)(PCSAS)(APCS) The UCLA PhD in Psychology with specializations in: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Health Psychology, Learning and Behavior, Quantitative Psychology, Social Psychology, and Computational Cognition. There is no separate M.A. program or Psy.D. program offered. | $$$ | #NTD #CA |
| University of Oregon The UO PhD in Developmental Psychology offers extensive coverage of development during infancy, childhood, and adolescence, with some additional interest in aging. Several areas of research are strongly represented including cognitive development, socioemotional development, developmental psychopathology, and developmental social and affective neuroscience. | $$$ | #NTD #OR |
| University of California Irvine The UCI PhD in Psychological Science provides students with a strong foundation in theory, research methods and advanced statistics, as well as in the classic and contemporary issues. Students select one of four primary specializations: Affective Science, Developmental Psychology, Health Psychology, or Social and Personality Psychology. | $$$ | #NTD #CA |
| University of Washington UW also offers a PhD in Psychology offers concentrations in: Animal Behavior, Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognition and Perception, Developmental Psychology, Social and Personality Psychology, and Quantitative Psychology. Students are offered a flexible program, designed to prepare them for careers at the cutting edge of research and scholarship. | $$$ | #NTD #WA |
| University of California Berkeley (APA)(APCS)(PCSAS) The UCB PhD in Psychology offers six areas of emphasis: Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology and Social-Personality Psychology. The goal of the graduate program in Psychology at Berkeley is to produce scholar-researchers with sufficient breadth to retain perspective in the field of psychology and sufficient depth to permit successful independent and significant research. | $$$ | #NTD #CA |
| University of Florida (APA) The UF Department of Psychology offers a PhD in Psychology and a PhD in Counseling Psychology. Areas of specialization include: Behavior Analysis, Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, Developmental Psychology, and Social Psychology. The Department of Psychology does not offer a terminal masters degree, nor do we offer a distance-learning (i.e. online) doctoral program. | $$$ | #NTD #FL |
| University of North Carolina Chapel Hill UNC offers a PhD in Behavioral and Integrative Neuroscience, a PhD in Cognitive Psychology, a PhD in Developmental Psychology, a PhD in Quantitative Psychology and a PhD in Social Psychology. The programs are designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and judgement needed to become active contributors at the highest-level to research, teach, and provide public and professional service in the community. | $$$ | #NTD #NC |
| University of Maryland College Park (APA)(PCSAS)(APCS) The UMCP PhD in Psychology has the following speciality areas: Clinical Psychology (CLIN), Cognitive and Neural Systems (CNS), Counseling Psychology (COUN), Developmental Psychology (DEV), Social, Decision and Industrial and Organizational Psychology(SDOS). Each area offers a range of subspecialties and educational opportunities that combine expertise across several areas. | $$$ | #NTD #MD |
| University of South Carolina The USC PhD in Experimental Psychology goal is to advance psychological science by promoting excellence and productivity in research and graduate training in areas broadly defined as behavioral neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology, quantitative psychology, and developmental psychology. The program emphasizes integration across multiple areas of experimental psychology to further psychological science. | $$$ | #NTD #SC |
| University of Virginia The UVA PhD in Psychology offers additional degrees in: Cognitive Psychology, Community Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Quantitative Psychology, Social Psychology, and Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience. Each area of specialization may have distinct application and graduation requirements. You may also choose the quantitative psychology concentration add-on. | $$$ | #NTD #VA |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The UIUC PhD in Psychology has many specialty areas including: Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology, General Psychology, Quantitative Psychology, Social-Personality Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and Attention & Perception. Graduate students in the department belong to one program area, and the different areas can have different curricula and requirements. | $$$ | #NTD #IL |
| University of Kentucky (APA)(PCSAS)(APCS) The UK PhD in Psychology has five training program emphases, one in Clinical Psychology and four in Experimental Psychology: Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology, Clinical Psychology, Cognition, Learning and Performance, Developmental Psychology, and Social Psychology. Doctoral training takes place in the context of research and training clusters that reflect prominent themes, levels of analysis, and methodologies within psychology. | $$$ | #NTD #KY |
| University of Vermont The UVM PhD in Clinical Developmental Psychology provides students with developmental psychopathology training, which is concerned with the origins and progression of patterns of adaptive and maladaptive behavior across the lifespan. Additionally, students are welcome to complete a Developmental Psychopathology Specialization. | $$$ | #NTD #VT |
| Howard University (APA) The following PhD Programs are offered by Howard University: Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Neuropsychology, Personality Psychology, and Social Psychology. Minors are also offered in the areas above as well as quantitative and cognitive psychology. However, we do not accept students who only seek the masters degree. | $$$ | #NTD #DC |
| Indiana University Bloomington (APA)(PCSAS)(APCS) IUB offers seven PhD Majors in Psychology: Clinical Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Mechanisms of Behavior, Molecular and Systems Neuroscience, and Social Psychology. We view these as interconnected areas rather than silos. | $$$ | #NTD #IN |
| Clark University (APA) The Clark U PhD in Psychology offers various sub-specialties including Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, and Social Psychology but the department finds way to integrate them. Our faculty and graduates have always demonstrated the capacity to understand broad issues and to avoid pitfalls of temporary technical fads in psychology. It is often the case that prospective employers turn to us to find young scholars who can think beyond their specialty areas. | $$$ | #NTD #MA |
| Fordham University The FU PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology focuses on human development across the life span with a strong commitment to social justice. Students will gain hands-on experience and work closely with our renowned faculty, who have won prestigious awards and secured millions in grant funding. | $$$ | #NTD #NY |
| Ohio State University The OSU PhD in Psychology areas of specialization include: Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Decision Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Quantitative Psychology, and Social Psychology. Students will have every opportunity to develop the research and professional skills you need to become a well-qualified psychologist in the specialty area you choose. | $$$ | #NTD #OH |
| George Mason University (HFES) The GMU PhD in Psychology goal is to train students in the principles and applications of psychology. Concentrations include: Applied Developmental Psychology, Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Human Factors/Applied Cognition, and Industrial/ Organizational Psychology. | $$$$ | #NTD #VA |
| Suffolk University The SU PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology is dedicated to understanding and promoting the wellbeing and development of individuals from socially marginalized or underserved communities. This program encourages recent undergraduates and professionals in psychology, sociology, education, or other fields related to youth development whod like to build more research-oriented careers to apply. | $$$$ | #NTD #MA |
| University of Hawaii Manoa (APA)(APCS) The UHM PhD in Psychology has seven areas of concentration to choose from: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Community and Culture Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Experimental Psychopathology, and Social psychology. Graduate training in each of these areas is based on a mentorship model in which students develop research skills through close collaboration with faculty. | $$$$ | #NTD #HI |
| University of Connecticut (APA) PhD programs at Uconn are offered in the following areas: Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Ecological Psychology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Language and Cognition, Neurosciences, and Social Psychology. The Psychological Sciences Department admits students for PhD degree study only; terminal masters degree programs are not offered. | $$$$ | #NTD #CT |
| University of Pittsburgh The UP PhD in Psychology has four additional core programs of study: Biological and Health Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Social Psychology. We prepare students for scientific and academic careers emphasizing research and teaching. We offer a rich and dynamic intellectual community with outstanding opportunities to study behavior at multiple ages, using state-of-the-art methods and varying levels of analysis. | $$$$ | #NTD #PA |
| University of Rochester (APA)(APCS) UR offers a PhD in Clinical Psychology, a PhD in Developmental Psychology, and a PhD in Social-Personality Psychology. The primary goal of our graduate program is to provide highly qualified applicants a broad range of coursework, research experience, and practical training that will equip them to make independent contributions to psychology. We also have a program in human motivation that cuts across the clinical and social areas. | $$$$ | #NTD #NY |
| Yale University (APA)(APCS) The Yale PhD in Psychology program annually enrolls about 15 new students. Each potential graduate student indicates one of five areas of concentration: clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, neuroscience, or social-personality psychology. The primary goal is the training of researchers, for academic and applied settings, who will broaden and deepen the knowledge base on which the science of psychology rests. | $$$$ | #NTD #CT |
| Case Western Reserve University (APA) The CWRU PhD in Developmental, Cognitive, and Affective Sciences (DCAS) prepares the student for an academic career in research and teaching. Students may choose among concentrations in developmental psychology, affective neuroscience, cognitive psychology, behavioral genetics, and developmental disorders. Students will earn a Master of Arts for completing a thesis and eventually earn a Ph.D. after completing a doctoral dissertation. | $$$$$ | #NTD #OH |
| New York University The NYU PhD in Developmental Psychology provides students with a strong foundation in developmental theories and the research skills required to advance science on development in context. The program emphasizes intersections among biology, culture, and context in developmental processes across areas of social, cognitive, language and emotional development. | $$$$$ | #NTD #NY |
| University of Southern California (APA)(PCSAS)(APCS) The USC PhD in Psychology is organized in five areas of study: Brain and Cognitive Science, Clinical Science, Developmental Psychology, Quantitative Methods, and Social Psychology. The USC Department of Psychology has among its faculty internationally recognized scholars and one of the most diverse student populations in the United States. | $$$$$ | #NTD #CA |
| New School for Social Research The NSSR PhD in Cognitive Social and Developmental Psychology emphasizes the role context plays in shaping cognition and behavior, focusing on social factors, culture, the body, and the situation. This contextual approach provides a framework for understanding psychological theories and other biologically based perspectives on mental and emotional activity. Students concentrate in either cognitive, social, or developmental psychology. | $$$$$ | #NTD #NY |
| University of Michigan Ann Arbor (APA)(APCS) The UM PhD in Psychology has six areas of study: Biopsychology, Clinical Science, Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology, Personality & Social Contexts, and Social Psychology. In addition, there are three joint programs of study: Combined Program in Education and Psychology, Social Work and Psychology, and Women's Studies and Psychology. | $$$$$ | #NTD #MI |
| Vanderbilt University (APA)(PCSAS)(APCS) The VU PhD in Clinical Psychology subscribes to the clinical scientist model of training, with the primary goal of training clinical scientists. Students can focus their training in: Psychopathology, Developmental Psychology, Adult Psychopathology, Developmental Disabilities, Clinical Neuroscience, Basic Emotional Processes, Prevention and Intervention, Health Psychology, and Quantitative Analysis. | $$$$$ | #NTD #TN |
| Boston University The BU PhD in Developmental Science (DS) within the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is one of the fastest-growing and innovative training programs in the country. The program provides students advanced training in developmental psychology, with an emphasis on early childhood. The program features one of only three Autism Centers of Excellence in the country. | $$$$$ | #NTD #MA |
| Duke University (APA)(PCSAS)(APCS) The Duke Department of Psychology and Neuroscience has five graduate training areas leading to a PhD in Psychology: Clinical Psychology, Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, and Systems and Integrative Neuroscience. Depending on one's field, training may include neuroimaging, optigenetics, laboratory experiments, clinical approaches, and/or field interviews. | $$$$$ | #NTD #NC |
| Tulane University The TU PhD in Psychological Science provides training in basic research areas of psychology. Current areas of research interest include developmental psychology, cognitive/behavioral neuroscience, and social psychology. Students may also elect to focus on health psychology through a graduate certificate program. | $$$$$ | #NTD #LA |
