Essential information for the MA-PhD in Experimental Psychology program

Welcome to the MA-PhD program in Experimental Psychology!

Overview

Our goal is to train researchers in specialized areas including:

Additional training opportunities are also offered by the researchers at the University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research. We provide high-tech laboratories, which are maintained by the School's technical team.

I urge you to explore our site to become acquainted with the School and its activities.

If you have any questions about our program, please feel free to contact me:

Jean-Philippe Thivierge, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Graduate Training in Experimental Psychology
136 Jean-Jacques Lussier
Vanier Hall, Room 2064
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 6N5
613-562-5800, ext. 1441

MA-PhD in Experimental Psychology statistics

Applicants to program
  2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
Number of students applying to program 45 36 34 25 50 51 55
Number of students made offer of admission 20 20 17 9 19 19 24
Number of students entering program 11 15 14 8 15 12 19
Average GPA of students entering program 8.8 8.7 9.0 8.5 8.7 9.0 9.1
Number of incoming students with financial aid 11 15 14 8 16 12 19
Program
  2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
Number of students in program 94 89 79 79 75 75 82
Number of students graduating 11 19 20  11 20 8 9
Average years to completion of graduating students 6.1 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.7 6.8 6.6
Average financial support/year $25,138 $24,086 $21,811 $21,485 $24,869 $27,784 $27,398

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