Health Medical Psychology

A program that focuses on the psychological study of health and illness, and recovery, from the perspective that these phenomena arise from a combination of physical, behavioral, and social conditions. Includes instruction in abnormal and social psychology, psychophysiology, psychopharmacology, learning processes, clinical and behavioral therapies, biopsychosocial modeling, clinical procedures and assessment, preventive education, psychotherapy, rehabilitation processes, and research methods.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 25 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1284 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

96

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

219

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

11

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

35

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

35

degrees awarded

Other Awards

888

awards given

Top Schools for Health Medical Psychology

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

Rank Institution Degrees
1 University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO
212
2 Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA
207
3 Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station, TX
172
4 Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
159
5 University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA
132
6 MCPHS University
Boston, MA
57
7 Northcentral University
San Diego, CA
51
8 Salve Regina University
Newport, RI
36
9 Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
33
10 East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
24
11 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, TX
24
12 Albizu University-San Juan
San Juan, PR
24
13 Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA
21
14 University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
18
15 Averett University
Danville, VA
18
16 Faulkner University
Montgomery, AL
15
17 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO
15
18 Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
15
19 University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
9
20 University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
9
21 University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
9
22 Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, TX
6
23 Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
6
24 Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
6
25 University of Northwestern-St Paul
Saint Paul, MN
6