Your Additional Training Graduate School

There is much to consider when thinking about attending graduate school, including trajectory, cost, and long term benefits of receiving a graduate degree. Many graduates of the Psychology and Neuroscience program at CU Boulder pursue a graduate school path. Below, you can explore some of the many options for graduate school.

Graduate Studies in Psychology and Neuroscience

As you might have guessed from spending time in our department, there are a range of possibilities for graduate study in the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience. Read this document for some of the options at CU and beyond.

Another informative document, especially if you are interested in clinical work, is Dr. Mitch Prinstein's Advice for Applying to Graduate School in Clinical Psychology. In this document, you will find tons of valuable information that Dr. Mitch Prinstein from University of North Carolina has amassed over the years about applying to programs for Clinical Psychology, Neuroscience, Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, School Psychology, Social and Cognitive programs, and Psychiatry.

A Deep Dive into Clinical Programs

This document lays out some of the most important features of clinically-oriented Master’s and Doctoral-level programs that many of our students have pursued. If you’re considering a PsyD or a PhD but would like more clarity about the differences between these types of programs, this video might be valuable to watch. It covers the differences between PhD and PsyD programs, and also touches on some Master’s degree options. As an added bonus, this video also mentions the “Boulder model!"