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Ranked in 2017, part of Best Social Sciences and Humanities Schools

Studying the intricacies of the

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Ranked in 2017, part of Best Social Sciences and Humanities Schools

Studying the intricacies of the human experience is central to a psychology program. With a graduate degree, psychologists are able to work in health facilities, schools and the government. These are the top psychology programs. Each school's score reflects its average rating on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding), based on a survey of academics at peer institutions. Read the methodology »

Here are the best psychology graduate programs

Stanford University
University of California--Berkeley
Harvard University
University of California--Los Angeles
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Yale University
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton University

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School Name

Location

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

#1 in Psychology (tie)

4.8 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

University of California--Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

#1 in Psychology (tie)

4.8 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

#3 in Psychology (tie)

4.7 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

University of California--Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

#3 in Psychology (tie)

4.7 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

#3 in Psychology (tie)

4.7 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

Yale University

New Haven, CT

#3 in Psychology (tie)

4.7 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

#7 in Psychology

4.5 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

#8 in Psychology (tie)

4.4 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

#8 in Psychology (tie)

4.4 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

University of Minnesota--Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

#8 in Psychology (tie)

4.4 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

#8 in Psychology (tie)

4.4 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

University of Texas--Austin

Austin, TX

#8 in Psychology (tie)

4.4 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

University of California--San Diego

La Jolla, CA

#13 in Psychology (tie)

4.3 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

#13 in Psychology (tie)

4.3 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

University of Wisconsin--Madison

Madison, WI

#13 in Psychology (tie)

4.3 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

#13 in Psychology (tie)

4.3 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

#17 in Psychology (tie)

4.2 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

Columbia University

New York , NY

#17 in Psychology (tie)

4.2 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

Duke University

Durham, NC

#17 in Psychology (tie)

4.2 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

Indiana University--Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

#17 in Psychology (tie)

4.2 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

NAME/RANK	PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

Stanford University Stanford, CA #1 in Psychology (tie)	4.8
University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA #1 in Psychology (tie)	4.8
Harvard University Cambridge, MA #3 in Psychology (tie)	4.7
University of California--Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA #3 in Psychology (tie)	4.7
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI #3 in Psychology (tie)	4.7

Yale University New Haven, CT #3 in Psychology (tie)	4.7
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL #7 in Psychology	4.5
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA #8 in Psychology (tie)	4.4
Princeton University Princeton, NJ #8 in Psychology (tie)	4.4
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN #8 in Psychology (tie)	4.4
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA #8 in Psychology (tie)	4.4
University of Texas--Austin Austin, TX #8 in Psychology (tie)	4.4
University of California--San Diego La Jolla, CA #13 in Psychology (tie)	4.3
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC #13 in Psychology (tie)	4.3
University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI #13 in Psychology (tie)	4.3

Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO #13 in Psychology (tie)	4.3
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA #17 in Psychology (tie)	4.2
Columbia University New York , NY #17 in Psychology (tie)	4.2
Duke University Durham, NC #17 in Psychology (tie)	4.2
Indiana University--Bloomington Bloomington, IN #17 in Psychology (tie)	4.2