Good News for Psychology Graduates
Despite a competitive job market qualified psychology students should have no problem finding jobs in various fields. Psychology graduates who leave school with numerous and flexible skills will be in high demand. [ read article ]
Job Outlook for Pyschology Professionals
Employment opportunities for psychologists are projected to grow as fast as the average for all jobs nationwide but will be especially plentiful for those individuals possessing a graduate or doctoral degree in an applied specialty, such as health or counseling, or those with a graduate or specialist degree in school or counseling psychology. [ read article ]
Psychiatry vs. Psychology
While most of us are aware that both psychiatrists and psychologists treat people with mental health issues, many individuals struggle to differentiate the two. Explore the similarities and differences between psychiatry and psychology. [ read article ]
The charts below provide an idea of what the job market may look like in a specific field of psychology. The data below represents job ads that appeared in the American Psychology Society Employment Bulletin over a 5 year period [Source: Matthew C. Bell and Adam S. Goodie. A comparative survery of job prospects. APS Observer, 16-18.] Although, the data may vary from year to year they provide one measure of demand in various psychology fields.
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Accreditation in Psychology
Many current and prospective psychology students and other individuals not familiar with all aspects of higher education and psychology often do not fully understand what exactly accreditation is, the types of accreditation which exist and to which educational institutions and programs any of these types of accreditation may apply. more...
Below are listed 185 psychology Ph.D. programs in order of quality according to a study performed by the National Research Council (NRC). The study was taken from a NRC summary report published by the APS Observer.
The rankings below are meant for reference purposes only and should not be exclusively relied upon as an overall indicator of program quality. Before applying to any of the graduate schools listed below you should consult with faculty members, advisors and industry professionals to get feedback on your choice of schools. Also, as admission to psychology Ph.D. programs is competitive, you should apply to as many programs as reasonably possible.
School
Rank
Stanford University
1
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
2
Yale University
2
University of California-Los Angeles
2
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2
Harvard University
3
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
4
University of Pennsylvania
5
University of California-Berkeley
6
University of California-San Diego
6
Carnegie Mellon University
6
University of Washington
7
Princeton University
7
Cornell University
8
University of Wisconsin-Madison
8
Columbia University
9
University of Texas at Austin
9
University of Chicago
10
Indiana University at Bloomington
10
University of Virginia
10
Ohio State University-Columbus
10
University of Oregon
11
University of Colorado at Boulder
11
Northwestern University
11
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
12
University of California-Irvine
13
University of Massachusetts Amherst
14
Rutgers State University-New Brunswick
14
University of Southern California
14
Purdue University
14
University of Rochester
14
Pennsylvania State University
14
Duke University
15
Johns Hopkins University
15
New York University
15
University of Iowa
15
Brown University
15
University of Florida
16
Stony Brook University
16
Vanderbilt University
16
Uniformed Services U. of the Health Sciences
16
City University of New York Graduate Center
17
University of Arizona
17
Emory University
17
Peabody College/Vanderbilt University
17
Michigan State University
17
Michicagn State University
17
University of California-Davis
18
University of Pittsburgh
18
Arizona State University
18
Clark University
19
University of California-Santa Barbara
19
University of Connecticut
19
University of Maryland at College Park
19
University of Utah
20
University of South Florida
20
University of Kansas
20
University of Miami
20
University of Delaware
20
University of California-Santa Cruz
20
University at Albany, SUNY
20
University at Buffalo, SUNY
20
University of Denver
21
Temple University
21
Washington University in Saint Louis
21
University of Georgia
21
Rice University
21
University of Missouri-Columbia
21
University of Illinois at Chicago
21
University of Houston
22
University of California-Riverside
22
Texas A&M University
23
Brandeis University
23
Northeastern University
23
Binghamton University
23
University of Alabama-Birmingham
23
Syracuse University
23
Georgia Institute of Technology
23
University of Hawaii at Manoa
23
Iowa State University
24
Wayne State University
24
Dartmouth College
24
Colorado State University
24
Florida State University
24
University of Vermont
24
Case Western Reserve University
24
Bowling Green State University
24
University of Notre Dame
25
West Virginia University
25
University of Kentucky
25
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
25
University of South Carolina
25
Virginia Polytechnical Institute & State University
25
University of North Carolina-Greensboro
25
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
26
Boston University
26
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
26
Virginia Commonwealth University
26
Kent State University
26
Southern Illinois University
26
University of Rhode Island
26
University of New Hampshire
27
University of Texas at Arlington
27
Georgia State University
27
George Washington University
27
Loyola University of Chicago
27
George Mason University
27
University of Cincinnati
28
Tufts University
28
University of Louisville
28
Miami University
28
Yeshiva University
28
University of Alabama
28
University of Tulsa
28
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
28
University of Oklahoma
29
Washington State University
29
Ohio University
29
University of Maine
29
Howard University
29
Texas Tech University
29
Bryn Mawr College
29
North Carolina State University
29
Brigham Young University
29
Louisiana State University/A&M College
30
American University
30
Catholic University of America
30
Georgetown University
30
New Mexico State University
30
University of Texas at Dallas
30
Texas Christian University
30
Tulane University
30
Claremont Graduate University
30
University of Nevada-Reno
30
University of Mississippi
31
Rosalind Franklin University (formerly Finch University)
31
Kansas State University
31
Drexel University (formerly Hahnemann University)
31
Saint Louis University
31
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
31
University of Akron
32
University of Missouri-St. Louis
32
Northern Illinois University
32
St. John's University
32
Adelphi University
2
Boston College
32
University of Toledo
32
Lehigh University
33
Fordham University
33
Ball State University
33
University of Missouri-Kansas City
34
University of Wyoming
34
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
34
Western Michigan University
34
Auburn University
34
Hofstra University
34
Old Dominion University
34
Illinois Institute of Technology
35
University of North Texas
35
Fuller Theological Seminary
35
University of Montana
35
University of Southern Mississippi
35
Utah State University
36
University of New Orleans
36
University of California-San Francisco
36
Baylor University
36
Duquesne University
36
Oklahoma State University
36
University of North Dakota
37
University of Puerto Rico
38
Fairleigh Dickinson University
39
CA School of Professional Psychology-Alameda
40
University of Northern Colorado
41
Saybrook Graduate School
42
Palo Alto University (formerly PGSP)
42
Texas A&M-Commerce
43
California School of Professional Psychology-Los Angeles
43
California School of Professional Psychology-San Diego
43
California School of Professional Psychology-Fresno
44
Biola University
44
University of Detroit Mercy
44
Fielding Graduate University
45
Mississippi State University
45
Rutgers State University-Newark
46
Texas Woman's University
46
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