The Experts' Choice: Colleges With Strong Programs in Psychology

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Albion College (Albion, MI)
Alverno College (Milwaukee, WI)
Bard College (Annandale on Hudson, NY)
Barnard College (New York, NY)
Bates College (Lewiston, ME)
Binghamton University, The State University of New York (Binghamton, NY)

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Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Brandeis University (Waltham, MA)
Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA)
California State University, Northridge (Northridge, CA)
Carleton College (Northfield, MN)
Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH)

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Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA)
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)

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Columbia University (New York, NY)

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Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
Denison University (Granville, OH)
Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA)
Drew University (Madison, NJ)

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Duke University (Durham, NC)

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Earlham College (Richmond, IN)
Elon University (Elon, NC)

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Emory University (Atlanta, GA)
Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, PA)
George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)
Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA)

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Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA)
Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Hollins University (Roanoke, VA)

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Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN)
James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)
Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)

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Lewis and Clark College (Portland, OR)
Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Loyola University Maryland (Baltimore, MD)

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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)

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Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

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Pitzer College (Claremont, CA)
Pomona College (Claremont, CA)
Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)

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Reed College (Portland, OR)

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Rollins College (Winter Park, FL)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey—New Brunswick (New Brunswick, NJ)

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Saint Anselm College (Manchester, NH)
San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)

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Smith College (Northampton, MA)
Sonoma State University (Rohnert Park, CA)
Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL)
Stamps School of Art & Design—University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

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Stanford University (Stanford, CA)

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Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
The George Washington University (Washington, DC)

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The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

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The University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

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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)
Union College (Schenectady, NY)
University at Buffalo (Buffalo, NY)
University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
University of California, Davis (Davis, CA)
University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA)
University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA)
University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
University of California, Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA)
University of Denver (Denver, CO)
University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)
University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
University of Richmond (University of Richmond, VA)
University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
University of Washington, Seattle (Seattle, WA)
University of Wisconsin—Madison (Madison, WI)
Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)

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Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY)
Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)
Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT)
Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA)

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Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA)
Wheaton College (Norton, MA)

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Williams College (Williamstown, MA)
Yale University (New Haven, CT)
Yeshiva University (New York, NY)

Source: College Finder Research

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About This List

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.

FYI, this list is from The College Finder, 2017 edition now available!