Experimental Psychology

A program that focuses on the scientific study of behavior under experimental conditions and the analysis of controlled behavioral responses. Includes instruction in learning theory, research design and experimental methods, psychological measurement, statistical design and methods, analysis of cognitive and behavioral variables, and the conduct of specialized and large-scale studies.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 67 institutions across the United States, with a total of 13034 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

3,642

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

457

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

214

degrees awarded

Other Awards

8,692

awards given

Top Schools for Experimental Psychology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	2,076
2	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	1,491
3	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	1,314
4	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	1,221
5	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	1,020
6	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	546
7	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	405
8	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	393
9	Yale University New Haven, CT	378
10	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	363
11	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	363
12	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	360
13	Tufts University Medford, MA	318
14	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	207
15	Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	197
16	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	159
17	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	156
18	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	153
19	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	150
20	George Washington University Washington, DC	150
21	Brown University Providence, RI	120
22	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	114
23	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	105
24	Gordon College Wenham, MA	84
25	Reed College Portland, OR	72
26	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	69
27	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	66
28	Ohio State University-Newark Campus Newark, OH	66
29	New York University New York, NY	60
30	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	51
31	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	51
32	Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN	51
33	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	51
34	Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus Mansfield, OH	48
35	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	45
36	Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ	42
37	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	39
38	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	39
39	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	33
40	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	30
41	Ohio State University-Marion Campus Marion, OH	27
42	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	27
43	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	27
44	Ohio State University-Lima Campus Lima, OH	27
45	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	27
46	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	21
47	DePaul University Chicago, IL	21
48	University of West Alabama Livingston, AL	21
49	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	18
50	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	18
51	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	15
52	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	15
53	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	15
54	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	12
55	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	12
56	University of North Texas Denton, TX	12
57	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	9
58	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	9
59	Murray State University Murray, KY	9
60	The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX	9
61	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	6
62	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	6
63	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	3
64	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	3
65	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	3
66	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	3
67	University of Denver Denver, CO	3