Doctoral Psychology Programs

Walden’s PhD in Psychology program provides you with a multifaceted skill set that prepares you for diverse work environments and career paths..

Prepare to investigate, apply, and teach innovative concepts in human development as a researcher, faculty member, administrator, or consultant.

Walden’s online PhD in Industrial Organizational (I/O) Psychology program can provide you with knowledge and credentials to lead change in tomorrow’s workplaces.

In our online PhD in Forensic Psychology program, you’ll delve into advanced study of the field to academically prepare for opportunities in research, consulting, and teaching.

Gain the leadership and cross-disciplinary skills to manage and improve the delivery of integrated mental and behavioral healthcare with a Doctor of Psychology in Behavioral Health Leadership from Walden University.

Walden’s online PhD in Clinical Psychology program can prepare you to practice, teach, or research to positively impact the mental health of diverse clientele.

Extend your research skills beyond our core requirements. Coursework includes survey research, tests/measurement, advanced mixed-methods analysis, and multivariate analysis.

This PhD in Psychology specialization focuses on classic educational psychology theory and how to use testing and measurement, with emphasis on adult learners.

This specialization is ideal if you’re interested in teaching adult learners, particularly through online instruction.

Focuses on the intersection of psychology and health. Coursework explores health psychology, biopsychology, psychoneuroimmunology, and how to change health behavior.

Focuses on how our thinking is affected by social context. It includes a focus on social cognition/attitudes, survey research, and applied social psychology.

Design your own program of study. This specialization provides you with maximum flexibility to create a program that closely matches your personal and professional goals.

Apply the latest theories and research on child development, abnormal psychology, behavior analysis, and health issues affecting children and adolescents.

Prepare yourself as a leader and administrator in the field of human development. The Administration and Leadership specialization focuses on the latest theories and research in developmental psychology and equips you with knowledge and skills in the areas of organizational behavior, leadership development, and consulting.

Gain an understanding of the relationship between health, health behavior, and human development. You’ll learn to apply the latest theories and research in developmental psychology to real-world situations in the healthcare industry or within human and social services.

Gain knowledge of how to conduct both quantitative and qualitative research, as well as how to critically review the latest research in human development.

The Self-Designed specialization lets you design your own program of study. This offering provides you with maximum flexibility to design a program that closely matches your personal and professional goals.

Focus on how cultures impact human development, explains international perspectives on human development, and describes how current global crises such as terrorism, genocides, mass migration, refugee crises impact development including health and mental health of global population under crises.

Apply developmental theories and the latest research in human development to the science of learning and instruction.

Combining advanced I/O theory, methods, and research with perspectives on the global business environment, this doctoral specialization can prepare you to face challenges in organizational behavior as a leader in I/O consulting.

Prepare to meet the growing demand for professional certified coaches in corporations, health and wellness, general business, government agencies, educational institutions, and other types of businesses.

Enhance your scholarly and practical understanding of the relationship between industrial and organizational (I/O) psychology and human resource management (HRM) practices in today’s diverse workplaces.

Deepen your scholarly and practical knowledge of workplace and organizational behavior, with a specific focus on how the science of industrial and organizational (I/O) psychology applies to employee assessment, selection, performance management, motivation, work attitudes, leadership, and organizational behavior and development.

The Self-Designed specialization allows you to create a unique learning program to deepen your understanding of I/O psychology.

Examine probation and parole services, corrections, and their interaction in the criminal justice system. You will explore the many ways you can collaborate with the court system as you gain a basic understanding of expert testimony, jury selection, and eyewitness testimony.