Experimental Psychology

STEM • Psychology

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of behavior under experimental conditions and the analysis of controlled behavioral responses. Includes instruction in learning theory, research design and experimental methods, psychological measurement, statistical design and methods, analysis of cognitive and behavioral variables, and the conduct of specialized and large-scale studies.

Numbers at a glance

122nd
Popular nationwide
344
Search Rank on O's List
24
Colleges offer it
2,122
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
523
Women
1,599

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
University of California-Santa Barbara488
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor303
University of South Carolina-Columbia247
Purdue University-Main Campus187
Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne59
University of Arizona32
Northern Michigan University5
Georgia Southern University2
Average public university graduating class: 165 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Washington University in St Louis111
George Washington University110
Harvard University89
Brandeis University68
Yale University64
Dartmouth College57
University of Rochester51
Tufts University45
University of Chicago44
Princeton University36
Average private university graduating class: 50 students.

O's Insights on Experimental Psychology

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 62% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 5,219 62
Behavioral Neuroscience 1,175 18
Social Psychology 988 11
Developmental and Child Psychology 551 27
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