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.

To add a program to this page, please contact the webmaster, Sue Hobbs.

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

Boston University

• Psychological and Brain Sciences

California State University, Sacramento

• Child Development

Carnegie Mellon University

• Developmental Psychology

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
• Human Development

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

Suffolk University

• Applied Developmental Psychology

Stanford University

• Developmental Psychology

Temple University

• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Program

Texas A&M University

• Educational Psychology, with emphasis in Developmental Sciences

Texas Tech University

• Human Development and Family Studies

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–Los Angeles

• 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 Denver

• Developmental Psychology

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 Iowa

• Developmental Science

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 Pennsylvania

• Developmental Psychology

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–Austin

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

University of Texas–Dallas

• School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

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

• Education-Applied Developmental Science
• Dept. of Psychology, Developmental Psychology 

University of Washington

• Developmental Program
• Applied Child and Adolescent 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

Yale University

• Developmental Psychology