Psychology
Graduate Ph.D. Program

Thank you for your interest in our Graduate Ph.D. Program! The goal of our graduate program is to provide Ph.D. candidates with a strong foundation in psychology as a discipline, in-depth knowledge of their chosen field, and research experiences that will allow them to make a unique contribution to science and society. 

Our graduate Ph.D. program provides concentrations of study in three distinct, but interactive, areas: Clinical Psychology; Cognition and Neural Systems (CNS) and Social and Personality Psychology. We also offer two unique interdisciplinary minors that are open to graduate students from all disciplines: Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine; and Neuropsychology. While each area varies in specific content and research methods, they all share basic goals that are compatible with our philosophy of providing students with outstanding science-centered education and in-depth research training to prepare the next generation of leaders in science and society.

World-Class Research

The University of Arizona is the leading public research university in the American Southwest, and is ranked among the top 20 public universities nationwide with more than $761 million in research activity. U of A is the state's only member of the prestigious Association of American Universities. Our researchers continue to forge innovative pathways, form powerful collaborations and make remarkable discoveries.

Faculty Mentorship & Research Interests

Mentoring is at the heart of graduate education in science. In May 2019 our faculty voted to endorse an aspirational statement on high-quality mentoring. In many ways, it's a statement of our shared values and the specific behaviors that we believe constitute high-quality mentorship.

Statement on Faculty Mentorship Faculty Research Interests

Updated: 7/28/26