Psychology
British Psychological Society-accredited degrees covering cognitive, clinical, developmental, and social psychology.
Notable Psychology Programmes
A curated selection of top-ranked, distinctive and interesting psychology programmes across UK universities.
Psychology
#1 in UK league tables for psychology — small-group teaching in a historic setting
St Andrews consistently tops UK psychology rankings. The four-year Scottish degree includes a broad first year before deep specialisation. Research strengths include perception, social cognition and evolutionary psychology. The small town setting creates a uniquely focused academic community where students have direct access to leading researchers.
Psychology
BPS-accredited at a world-top-10 university — London location opens clinical placement doors
UCL's psychology department is among the most research-intensive in Europe. The BSc covers cognitive, developmental, social and biological psychology with strong statistics training. Located in Bloomsbury, students access clinical populations and NHS partnerships that many universities cannot match. The programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC).
Psychology
Distinctive Scottish MA — includes broad arts/science exposure in years one and two
Glasgow's four-year MA in Psychology allows students to combine psychology with other subjects in the first two years before full specialisation. The department has particular strengths in face perception, emotion and clinical psychology. Scotland's largest city provides a vibrant, affordable student life and the university's Gothic campus is one of the most beautiful in the UK.
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Optional paid placement year — one of the highest graduate salary rates for psychology
Bath's psychology programme stands out for its placement year option, which is unusual in psychology and gives graduates a significant career advantage. Past placements include NHS clinical settings, educational psychology services and organisational consultancies. The programme has particular research strengths in health psychology, addiction and wellbeing.
69 universities offer this subject
University College London
London · England · UK Rank #4
King's College London
London · England · UK Rank #5
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh · Scotland · UK Rank #6
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University of Manchester
Manchester · England · UK Rank #7
University of Bristol
Bristol · England · UK Rank #8
University of Warwick
Coventry · England · UK Rank #10
University of Birmingham
Birmingham · England · UK Rank #11
University of Glasgow
Glasgow · Scotland · UK Rank #12
University of Leeds
Leeds · England · UK Rank #13
University of Southampton
Southampton · England · UK Rank #14
University of Sheffield
Sheffield · England · UK Rank #15
University of Nottingham
Nottingham · England · UK Rank #17
Queen Mary University of London
London · England · UK Rank #18
University of St Andrews
St Andrews · Scotland · UK Rank #19
University of Bath
Bath · England · UK Rank #20
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne · England · UK Rank #21
University of Liverpool
Liverpool · England · UK Rank #22
University of Exeter
Exeter · England · UK Rank #23
Lancaster University
Lancaster · England · UK Rank #24
University of York
York · England · UK Rank #25
Cardiff University
Cardiff · Wales · UK Rank #26
University of Reading
Reading · England · UK Rank #27
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast · Northern Ireland · UK Rank #28
University of Loughborough
Loughborough · England · UK Rank #29
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow · Scotland · UK Rank #30
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen · Scotland · UK Rank #31
University of Surrey
Guildford · England · UK Rank #32
University of Sussex
Brighton · England · UK Rank #33
Swansea University
Swansea · Wales · UK Rank #35
City, University of London
London · England · UK Rank #36
University of Leicester
Leicester · England · UK Rank #37
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford · England · UK Rank #38
University of East Anglia
Norwich · England · UK Rank #39
Brunel University London
London · England · UK Rank #40
Aston University
Birmingham · England · UK Rank #42
University of Essex
Colchester · England · UK Rank #43
University of Kent
Canterbury · England · UK Rank #43
University of Dundee
Dundee · Scotland · UK Rank #44
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham · England · UK Rank #46
Northumbria University
Newcastle · England · UK Rank #48
University of Bradford
Bradford · England · UK Rank #48
University of Stirling
Stirling · Scotland · UK Rank #49
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield · England · UK Rank #50
University of Hull
Hull · England · UK Rank #51
University of Lincoln
Lincoln · England · UK Rank #52
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham · England · UK Rank #53
Coventry University
Coventry · England · UK Rank #53
Bangor University
Bangor · Wales · UK Rank #54
University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth · England · UK Rank #58
Goldsmiths, University of London
London · England · UK Rank #61
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield · England · UK Rank #62
Keele University
Keele · England · UK Rank #66
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester · England · UK Rank #67
Bournemouth University
Bournemouth · England · UK Rank #70
Edinburgh Napier University
Edinburgh · Scotland · UK Rank #72
University of Salford
Salford · England · UK Rank #76
University of West London
London · England · UK Rank #78
Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow · Scotland · UK Rank #79
University of East London
London · England · UK Rank #84
University of Central Lancashire
Preston · England · UK Rank #86
University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield · England · UK Rank #88
Anglia Ruskin University
Cambridge · England · UK Rank #89
Kingston University London
Kingston upon Thames · England · UK Rank #92
Middlesex University
London · England · UK Rank #93
University of Greenwich
London · England · UK Rank #94
Leeds Beckett University
Leeds · England · UK Rank #96
University of Winchester
Winchester · England · UK Rank #97
University of Bedfordshire
Luton · England · UK Rank #118
University of Suffolk
Ipswich · England · UK Rank #120
Career Pathways
Where a UK Psychology degree can take you — typical graduate starting salaries: £25,000–£45,000
Professional Accreditation
BPS (British Psychological Society) accreditation is essential for practitioner pathways — look for GBC status.
Subject Overview
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BSc Psychology
Home to the UK's top-ranked psychology department. Strong research-led teaching in central London.
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61 programs across 60 universities
BPS-accredited covering cognitive, developmental, and clinical psychology.
Experimental psychology with strong neuroscience and cognitive science elements. Research-intensive from year one.
Combines psychology with neuroscience, linguistics, and sociology. Research-led with access to Cambridge labs.
BPS-accredited with strong neuroscience and clinical focus. Access to UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience.
BPS-accredited with clinical and neuroscience pathways. Access to Maudsley Hospital research facilities.
BPS-accredited four-year programme. Cognitive science and neuroscience strengths.
BPS-accredited with specialist pathways in clinical, forensic, and developmental psychology.
BPS-accredited with strengths in experimental and cognitive psychology. Research placement opportunities.
Covers social theory, inequalities, and cultural analysis. Strong research methods training.
BPS-accredited with cognitive science and behavioural neuroscience specialisms.
BPS-accredited with cognitive and clinical psychology pathways. Research placement in final year.
BPS-accredited four-year programme with research methods focus. Cognitive neuroscience specialism.
BPS-accredited with cognitive and developmental psychology pathways. Active research labs.
BPS-accredited with clinical and health psychology pathways. Research placement options.
BPS-accredited programme covering cognitive, developmental, and clinical psychology. Strong research methods training.
BPS-accredited with cognitive neuroscience and developmental psychology focus.
BPS-accredited covering cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, and mental health. Excellent laboratory facilities.
BPS-accredited with clinical and health psychology pathways. Mile End campus.
BPS-accredited four-year programme with focus on perception, cognition, and social psychology. Strong research emphasis.
BPS-accredited with clinical placement year. Research-intensive with cognitive science focus.
BPS-accredited with clinical psychology and neuroscience research strengths.
BPS-accredited with forensic and clinical psychology strengths. Active research labs.
Exeter Psychology is consistently ranked in the UK's top ten and is a research powerhouse in cognitive science, clinical psychology, and evolutionary psychology.
BPS-accredited with developmental and health psychology strengths. Collegiate setting.
BPS-accredited with research strengths in language, vision, and mental health. Excellent lab facilities.
BPS-accredited with research strengths in neuroscience, developmental psychology, and mental health.
BPS-accredited with forensic and developmental psychology pathways.
BPS-accredited with sport and exercise psychology specialism. Placement year available.
BPS-accredited covering cognitive, developmental, and clinical psychology.
BPS-accredited four-year programme. Health psychology and ageing research strengths.
BPS-accredited with professional placement year. Clinical and health psychology focus.
BPS-accredited with strengths in consciousness, neuroscience, and cognitive psychology.
BPS-accredited covering cognitive, developmental, and clinical psychology.
BPS-accredited with research strengths in cognitive neuroscience and child development.
BPS-accredited with research strengths in forensic psychology and cognitive neuroscience.
BPS-accredited with strengths in clinical and health psychology. Modern labs and research facilities.
BPS-accredited covering cognitive, developmental, and clinical psychology.
BPS-accredited with brain science research centre. Strengths in emotion, perception, and social cognition.
BPS-accredited with strengths in forensic psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and group processes.
BPS-accredited covering cognitive, developmental, and clinical psychology.
BPS-accredited with research strengths in clinical, cognitive, and forensic psychology.
BPS-accredited with strengths in perception and face recognition research. Modern psychology labs.
BPS-accredited covering cognitive, developmental, and clinical psychology.
BPS-accredited with modern labs. Covers clinical, developmental, and cognitive psychology.
BPS-accredited with excellent graduate employment. Research strengths in forensic and health psychology.
BPS-accredited with world-leading neuroimaging research. Access to brain imaging facilities.
BPS-accredited with strengths in forensic psychology and cognitive neuroscience.
BPS-accredited with strengths in social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and atypical development.
BPS-accredited covering cognitive, developmental, and clinical psychology.
BPS-accredited with research strengths in exercise psychology and cognitive development.
BPS-accredited with strengths in forensic and clinical psychology. Modern lab facilities.
BPS-accredited with strengths in counselling psychology and community mental health.
BPS-accredited covering cognitive, developmental, and clinical psychology.
BPS-accredited with modern psychology labs. Covers forensic, clinical, and developmental psychology.
BPS-accredited covering cognitive, developmental, and clinical psychology.
BPS-accredited with strengths in clinical psychology and neuroscience. Modern lab facilities.
Our Psychology programme provides a rigorous foundation with opportunities for independent research and professional development.
BPS-accredited with strengths in sport and exercise psychology. Modern lab facilities.
BPS-accredited with focus on forensic and applied psychology. Small supportive department.
BPS-accredited covering clinical, forensic, and developmental psychology.
BPS-accredited with modern lab facilities. Covers clinical, developmental, and social psychology.
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