The Graduate Program in Psychology at Lehigh University is a selective, research-intensive program that focuses on Cognitive, Developmental, and Social Psychology—and our faculty and students often work at the intersection of these areas.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact members of the faculty with whom they would be interested in working.
The department accepts mainly Ph.D. students, who will obtain a master’s degree in the process of working for the doctorate. But every year a few well-qualified students may also be accepted for a Master of Science degree. Ph.D. and M.S. students define an area of specialization through their research experiences and selection of graduate seminars (see Program Requirements for greater detail).
The Psychology Department at Lehigh University is a research-intensive department where graduate students and faculty work collaboratively within and across three areas: cognitive, developmental, and social psychology. See Areas of Specialization and individual faculty and graduate students’ profile listings for more detail about current research activities in the department. In addition, we often work closely with researchers from other departments, programs, and colleges, including the Health, Medicine and Society Program, the Cognitive Science Program, as well as the Colleges of Business and Education, and many of our labs also collaborate with researchers at other institutions.
Our doctoral students are supported financially (with stipend and tuition) throughout their time in the program. To learn more about us, please see the Program Description links to the left. For general information about graduate study in the College of Arts and Sciences, visit the College Graduate Studies page.