• Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at Princeton University is offered as a 5-year teaching program.
  • There are two options to complete this program. They are thesis-based and non-thesis based or project-based.
  • This program has a co-op work option.
  • In order to be eligible to participate in a full-time Co-op Work Term, students must meet the GPA requirements.
  • The student to faculty ratio is 16:1 which bridges the gap between faculty and students.
  • Some of the main courses that students will study in this program are:
    • General Psychology
    • Biological Basis of Behavior
    • English
    • Social Psychology
    • Physiological Psychology
  • Graduate work within the Department of Psychology emphasizes preparation for research and teaching in psychology, with specialization in the following broad areas: cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, language, learning and memory, perception and cognition, the psychology of inequality, social neuroscience, social psychology, and systems neuroscience.
  • The program is designed to prepare students for attaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and a career of productive scholarship in psychology.
  • Career positions may include: 
    • Psychiatrist
    • Industrial and Organizational Psychologist
    • Military Psychologist
    • Neuropsychologist
    • School Psychologist
    • Experimental Psychologist, etc with an average salary of 36,475 USD per year.