The graduate program in the Psychology department at the University of Denver is a PhD program. Our programs prepare students for careers in research and teaching. Our clinical psychology program is APA-accredited and prepares students for science-based clinical work as well as research and teaching.

Degree Programs: (Click program to see faculty and research labs associated with each program.)

• Affect/Social Psychology
• Cognitive Psychology
• Clinical Child Psychology
• Developmental Psychology
• Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (a concentration available for students in all programs)

Why study psychology at the University of Denver?

• Offers close collaborative relationships between faculty and students
• Graduate student/faculty ratio of 2:1
• Approximately 40 full-time students; 90 percent women, 23 percent racial/ethnic minorities
• Award-winning faculty with grant-supported research
• Students successful in publishing in prestigious journals, in receiving external funding, obtaining first choices for clinical internships and obtaining good jobs.
• History of funding all graduate students with both tuition waiver and stipend
• Values diversity along many dimensions, including culture, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, socioeconomic status and language
• Situated at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, Denver combines urban culture with readily accessible skiing, hiking, and biking in a climate that has more than 300 days of sunshine