Georgia PhD Programs in Psychology
Several schools throughout Georgia offer Ph.D. in Psychology programs to students who have earned a bachelor's degree. Programs may allow students to pursue specific psychology fields such as neuroscience, clinical psychology, and development.
Emory University
Emory University has three doctoral psychology programs that take an average of five to six years of full-time study to complete. Students can purse a Ph.D. with a focus in clinical psychology for a broad psychology exploration with emphasis in clinical implications; a focus in cognition and development for a more extensive understanding of cognition from various stages of development; or a focus in neuroscience and animal behavior which explores relationships between brain and behavior. Students can also pursue an MD/Ph.D. joint-degree program.
<h2 id="section---GeorgiaInstituteOfTechnologyMainCampus">Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus</h2><p>Students with a bachelor's degree can earn a Ph.D. in Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology's main campus in around five years. All students will take core psychology courses and can choose one of five psychology focus areas: cognition and brain science, cognitive aging, engineering psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, or quantitative psychology.
</p><h2 id="section---GeorgiaSouthernUniversity">Georgia Southern University</h2><p>Georgia Southern University has a Doctor of Clinical Psychology program (Psy.D.) that prepares graduates for clinical psychology practice with a focus in rural area practice. Through the four-year program students become prepared for psychologist licensure and complete clinical practicum requirements in rural practice settings.
</p><h2 id="section---GeorgiaStateUniversity">Georgia State University</h2><p>At Georgia State University students can pursue a Ph.D. in Psychology with one of five focus areas including developmental, clinical-community, and cognitive sciences; students can also add a specialization of neuroethics to their program. Georgia State also offers a Ph.D. in Kinesiology with a concentration of psychology of physical activity and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology.
</p><h2 id="section---MercerUniversity">Mercer University</h2><p>The Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) program at Mercer University prepares graduates for licensed clinical psychologist positions. The five-year program consists of a 2,000 hour internship with practice in various situations including substance abuse, cognitive disorders, and trauma-related disorders. Mercer University also has a Psy.D./Master of Public Health option that takes around 5 years to complete.
</p><h2 id="section---UniversityOfGeorgia">University of Georgia</h2><p>At University of Georgia, students can earn a Ph.D. in Psychology in around five years and often earn a master's degree in route to the doctoral degree. Students can choose a clinical psychology focus, one of three industrial-organizational psychology focuses (industrial-organizational, measurement & individual differences, or a combination), or one of five behavior & brain sciences focus areas: developmental, health psychology, behavioral neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, clinical neuroscience, social/affective neuroscience, vision sciences, or social-personality.
</p><h2 id="section---UniversityOfWestGeorgia">University of West Georgia</h2><p>The Ph.D. in Psychology program at University of West Georgia has a concentration in consciousness and society and emphasizes three key approaches: critical, humanistic, and transpersonal. Students become prepared for roles in academia, consultation, and research and have multiple opportunities during the program to present at conferences.
</p><p></p><table border="1"><tr><th>School Name </th><th>Programs Offered </th><th>Average Graduate Tuition (2018-2019)*</th></tr>
<tr><td>Emory University </td><td>Ph.D. in Psychology <br/><i>Clinical Psychology</i> <br/><i>Cognition and Development</i> <br/><i>Neuroscience& Animal Behavior</i> </td><td>$41,800</td></tr>
<tr><td>Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus </td><td>Ph.D.in Psychology <br/><i>Cognition & Brain Science</i> <br/><i>Cognitive Aging</i> <br/><i>Engineering Psychology</i> <br/><i>Industrial/Organizational</i> <br/><i>Quantitive Psychology</i> </td><td>$13,788 in-state <br/>$28,568 out-of-state</td></tr>
<tr><td>Georgia Southern University </td><td>Psy.D. </td><td>$6,636 in-state <br/>$26,518 out-of-state</td></tr>
<tr><td>Georgia State University </td><td>Ph.D. in Psychology <br/><i>Clinical</i> <br/><i>Clinical-Community</i> <br/><i>Clinical-Neuropsychology</i> <br/><i>Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience</i> <br/><i>Cognitive Sciences</i> <br/><i>Community</i> <br/><i>Developmental</i> <br/>Ph.D. in Kinesiology <br/><i>Psychology of Physical Activity</i> <br/>Ph.D. in Educational Psychology </td><td>$7,020 in-state <br/>$22,518 out-of-state</td></tr>
<tr><td>Mercer University </td><td>Psy.D. </td><td>$14,374</td></tr>
<tr><td>University of Georgia </td><td>Ph.D. in Psychology <br/><i>Behavioral Neuroscience</i> <br/><i>Clinical Neuroscience</i> <br/><i>Clinical Psychology</i> <br/><i>Cognitive Neuroscience</i> <br/><i>Developmental</i> <br/><i>Health Psychology</i> <br/><i>Industrial-Organizational</i> <br/><i>Measurement & Individual Differences</i> <br/><i>Social-Personality</i> <br/><i>Social/Affective Neuroscience</i> <br/><i>Vision Sciences</i> </td><td>$8,704 in-state <br/>$24,692 out-of-state</td></tr>
<tr><td>University of West Georgia </td><td>Ph.D. in Psychology <br/><i>Conciousness and Society</i> </td><td>$4,086 in-state <br/>$15,876 out-of-state</td></tr>
</table><p><i>Source: *National Center for Education Statistics</i>
</p><h2 id="section---AdmittanceRequirementsForPhDInPsychologyProgramsInGeorgia">Admittance Requirements for PhD in Psychology Programs in Georgia</h2><p>Ph.D. in Psychology programs in Georgia require students to have earned a bachelor's degree, and often require a 3.0 GPA on the undergraduate work. Many Ph.D. programs award a master's degree in route to the doctoral degree, but some may waive certain courses for students who have already completed a master's degree. Students may need to earn a certain score on the GRE or a similar entrance exam for admission; some programs may require the GRE score to be no more than five years old. Other requirements may include a writing sample, a statement of purpose, and academic/professional letters of recommendation.
</p><p>Students can earn a Ph.D. in Psychology at one of several schools in Georgia in around five years. Many programs enable students to study specific fields within psychology such as social psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and clinical psychology.</p>