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Colleges with Strong Programs in Psychology

Most liberal arts and sciences schools offer courses in psychology...after all, it's a core subject. But where can you find psych departments that go beyond the basics? The following colleges offer programs that are worth a second look.

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• Albion College (Albion, MI)
• Alverno College (Milwaukee, WI)
• Bard College (Annandale on Hudson, NY)
• Bates College (Lewiston, ME)
• Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
• Brandeis University (Waltham, MA)
• California State University — Northridge (Northridge, CA)
• Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Clark University (Worcester, MA)
• Colgate University (Hamilton, NY)
• College of William and Mary (Williamsburg, VA)
• Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO)
• Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
• Columbia University (New York, NY)
• Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
• Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
• Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA)
• Duke University (Durham, NC)
• Earlham College (Richmond, IN)
• Elon University (Elon, NC)
• George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)
• Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA)
• Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
• Hollins University (Roanoke, VA)
• Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN)
• James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)
• Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
• Lewis and Clark College (Portland, OR)
• Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL)
• Loyola University Maryland (Baltimore, MD)
• Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)
• Mills College (Oakland, CA)
• Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ)
• Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA)
• Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA)
• New York University (New York, NY)
• Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
• Ohio State University — Columbus (Columbus, OH)
• Pitzer College (Claremont, CA)
• Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
• Reed College (Portland, OR)
• Rollins College (Winter Park, FL)
• SUNY — Binghamton (Binghamton, NY)
• SUNY — University at Buffalo (Buffalo, NY)
• Saint Anselm College (Manchester, NH)
• San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
• Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
• Smith College (Northampton, MA)
• Southern Illinois University — Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)
• Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
• Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
• The George Washington University (Washington, DC)
• The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
• The University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)
• Towson University (Towson, MD)
• Transylvania University (Lexington, KY)
• Tufts University (Medford, MA)
• Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
• University of California — Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
• University of California, Davis (Davis, CA)
• University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA)
• University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
• University of California, Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA)
• University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
• University of Denver (Denver, CO)
• University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI)
• University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)
• University of Richmond (University of Richmond, VA)
• University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
• University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
• University of Wisconsin — Madison (Madison, WI)
• Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY)
• Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)
• Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA)
• Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA)
• Wheaton College (Norton, MA)
• Yale University (New Haven, CT)
• Yeshiva University (New York, NY)