Strengthen Your Passion for Understanding
Lehigh's Department of Psychology offers a highly selective, interdisciplinary, and research-focused environment designed to train sophisticated scientists. Our department is committed to a doctoral-first model, intentionally keeping our cohorts small to guarantee intense, close-knit faculty mentorship.
While we admit a few exceptional terminal M.S. students each year, our program primarily admits Ph.D. students. Doctoral candidates earn their master’s along the way and benefit from a guaranteed 5-year financial support package.
Specialized Research:
Our graduate students collaborate closely with faculty mentors, gradually developing into independent researchers across three primary concentrations:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Social Psychology
(If you are interested in pursuing a graduate degree in counseling psychology, you must apply through the College of Education's program. For information, please visit their website.)
Program Specific Admissions Requirements
- Submit a CAS graduate application with supporting materials
- Applications and all supporting materials are due by these deadlines:
- December 15 - Ph.D. applicants: Priority deadline for fall enrollment
- January 1 - Ph.D. applicants: General deadline for fall enrollment
- March 15 - M.S. applicants: Deadline for fall enrollment
Ready for the Next Step?
Apply to the Psychology graduate programs via the online graduate application.
Joseph Romagano, Ph.D. Student
Joseph Romagano shares his experience as a Ph.D. student studying cognitive psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences.