Graduate Programs in Developmental Psychology

Those who are interested in pursuing graduate work in developmental psychology and related disciplines are encouraged to point their browsers to the following programs for further information. Each university site provides details about the training that is offered, degrees and specializations, faculty, and other valuable data to assist a prospective student in deciding whether to apply to the program for graduate study. The programs are listed alphabetically by the university's name. In addition, the name of an individual (and email link) affiliated with each program is included should you have specific questions not answered in the program's web pages.

Our goal in making this information available is to assist prospective graduate students in identifying those programs which are best suited to their pursuit of research and applied professional work related to human development. If you will be searching a number of programs, it may be helpful to bookmark this page. The websites you are examining will not contain a returning link.

Arizona State University

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  
  
• Family and Human Development, Family Sciences
  
  
• Joint Program, Law and Psychology Graduate Program
  

Auburn University

• Human Development and Family Studies
  

City University of New York–Graduate Center

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

Clark University

• Developmental Psychology
  

Columbia University

• Dept. of Human Development, Developmental Psychology

Cornell University

• Human Development
  

Duke University

• Psychology and Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology
  

Emory University

• Dept. of Psychology
  

Florida Atlantic University

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

Florida International University

• Dept. of Psychology, Life Span Developmental Science
  

Florida State University

• Dept. of Family and Child Sciences, Child Development
  

Fordham University

• Dept. of Psychology, Applied Developmemtal Psychology
  

George Mason University

• Dept. of Psychology, Applied Developmental Psychology
  

Georgetown University

• Dept. of Psychology
  

Georgia State University

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

Harvard University

• Graduate School of Education, Human Development & Psychology
  

Indiana University–Bloomington

• Developmental Psychology

Johns Hopkins University

• Psychological and Brain Sciences , Cognitive and Developmental Psychology
  

Kent State University

• Clinical Child Psychology
  

Loyola University Chicago

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

McGill University

• Dept. of Educational and Counselling Psychology
  

Miami University

• Dept. of Psychology
  

New York University

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Concentration
  

North Carolina State University

• Psychology
  

North Dakota State University

• Human Development and Family Science
  

Ohio State University

• Psychological and Brain Sciences, Developmental
  

Oklahoma State University

• Dept. of Psychology Development
  

Oregon State University

• Human Development and Family Studies
  

Pennsylvania State University

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

Portland State University

• Applied Developmental Psychology
  

Purdue University

• Human Development and Family Studies
  

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

• Developmental Psychology
  

St. Louis University

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Specialty in Experimental Psychology
  

Temple University

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Program
  

Tufts University

• Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development
  

University of Akron

• Psychology, Adult Development and Aging
  

University of Alabama–Birmingham

• Lifespan Developmental Psychology
  

University of Alberta

• Psychology, Developmental Science
  

University of British Columbia

• Dept. of Psychology, Development Psychology
  

University of California–Berkley

• Developmental Psychology
  

University of California–Davis

• Dept. of Human and Community Development, Human Development Graduate Group
  
  
• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

University of California–Irvine

• Dept. of Psychology and Social Behavior, Developmental Psychology

University of California–Merced

• Psychological Sciences, Developmental 
  

University of California–Riverside

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

University of California–Santa Cruz

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

University of Chicago

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

University of Connecticut

• Dept. of Psychological Science, Developmental Psychology
  
  
• Human Development & Family Studies, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  

University of Delaware

• College of Education and Human Development
  

University of Florida

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

University of Georgia

• Dept. of Psychology
  

University of Houston

• Dept. of Psychology
  

University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

• Psychology, Developmental
  

University of Louisville

• Dept. of Psychological & Brain Sciences
  

University of Maryland–Baltimore County

• Dept. of Psychology, Applied Developmental Psychology
  

University of Maryland–College Park

• Dept. of Human Development
  
  
• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

University of Massachusetts–Amherst

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Science
  

University of Miami

• Dept. of Psychology, Applied Developmental Psychology
  

University of Michigan

• Dept. of Psychology Developmental Psychology
  

University of Minnesota

• Institute of Child Development
  

University of Missouri–Columbia

• Dept. of Psychological Sciences, Developmental Psychology
  
  
• Human Development and Family Studies
  

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

• Child, Youth and Family Studies
  

University of Nebraska–Omaha

• Psychology, Developmental
  

University of Nevada–Las Vegas

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill

• Dept. of Psychology, Program in Developmental Psychology
  

University of North Carolina–Greensboro

• Human Development and Family Studies
  

University of Notre Dame

• Department of Psychology: Developmental
  

University of Oregon

• Psychology, Developmental
  

University of Pittsburgh

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

University of Rhode Island

• Human Development and Family Studies
  

University of Rochester

• Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

University of Southern California

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

University of Texas–Dallas

• School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences
  

University of Texas–Austin

• Dept. of Human Ecology, Human Development and Family Science
  
  
• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

University of Toronto

• Dept. of Psychology
  
  
• Department of Applied Psychology Human Development
  

University of Utah

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

University of Vermont

• Dept. of Psychological Science
  

University of Victoria

• Dept. of Psychology, Lifespan Development Program
  

University of Virginia

• Curry School of Education, Educational Psychology: Applied Developmental Science
  
  
• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology 
  

University of Western Ontario

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
  

University of Wyoming

• Dept. of Psychology
  

Virginia Commonwealth University

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Division/General-Experimental
  

Virginia Tech

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Science
  

West Virginia University

• Dept. of Psychology, Life-Span Developmental Program