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PhD Psychology at University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania, United States

Programme overview

Graduate study in Psychology at Penn emphasizes scholarship and research accomplishment. The first-year program is divided between courses that introduce various areas of psychology and a focused research experience. A deep involvement in research continues throughout the graduate program, and is supplemented by participation in seminars, teaching, and general intellectual give-and-take.

Faculty: School of Arts and Sciences  |  Duration: 23 course units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

What you will study

Requires 23 course units in total. Listed required courses include PSYC 6999 Individual Research for First-Year Graduate Students; PSYC 6980 Laboratory Rotation Advanced Psychology Course; PSYC 6110 Applied Regression and Analysis of Variance Additional Advanced Statistics Course; PSYC 9999 Individual Study and Research (or select; PSYC 9950 Dissertation Teaching Requirement Two semesters of teaching are required Total Course Units; PSYC 6110 Applied Regression and Analysis of Variance.

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Entry requirements

Students are admitted into the graduate program as a whole, not into specific subfields.

USD 46,540 a year (2026-27). Full tuition rate for PhD programs for 2026-2027 (Annenberg, Arts & Sciences, Design, Education, Social Policy & Practice, Engineering, Nursing, Wharton and Biomedical Sciences share this rate). Most PhD programs fully fund students for at least 4 years, Source

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