7 Best Ivy League Schools for Psychology

5. Columbia University

World University rank: 18

US News rank: 14

Established in 1890, Columbia’s Department of Psychology is one of the oldest in the country. In its more than a century-long history, the department has been home to faculty that has won numerous awards and recognition, including APA’s Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award and APS’s William James Award for Distinguished Achievements in Psychological Science. Currently, nine faculties are members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and four of the National Academy of Sciences. Psychology undergrads need to complete courses in Introductory Psychology, Laboratory, Statistics and three courses in following concentrations: Perception and Cognition, Psychobiology and Neuroscience, Social, Personality, and Abnormal. Moreover, psychology majors are expected to take seminars and elective courses. During the first year graduate students choose the subject they want to focus on in areas such as behavioral neuroscience, perception, cognition, and social-personality psychology. The PhD program heavily relies on independent research while coursework represents a small fraction of the study. Department of Psychology does not offer specializations in clinical psychology, school, counseling or industrial psychology. Students interested in these areas should apply to the Columbia Teacher’s College.

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