Why Study Psychology at UMass Lowell?
- Small, diverse classes. We offer small classes in a wide variety of subjects.
- Dedicated faculty. Work with and learn from a distinguished group of faculty who are leaders in their fields. Many are nationally recognized authors, editors of journals, investigators of groundbreaking research, presidents of national organizations and collaborators in the Lowell community.
- World-class facilities and equipment. Our facilities include several computer labs, functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) equipment, EyeLink eye-tracking, biomonitoring devices, immersive computing (for example: virtual reality) and access to a high-dimensional computing cluster.
- Make a difference. Gain the knowledge and skills to respond to social problems and promote well-being through your career and in your community.
Meet Our Students

When Nicole Cruz Merced overcame her shyness and reached out to a professor, it changed her life.

Tara Lynch's experience during her undergraduate psychology program practicum working with a community agency to improve outcomes for rape survivors led her to pursue a Master of Public Health.
Rianna Grissom does research on how stereotypes and prejudices affect biracial and multiracial people.

Jeremiah Adames is building a future in trauma therapy and public service by combining psychology, language and hands-on medical experience.

Jared Socolow turned his own struggles into a research project that he will present at the annual conference of the Association for Psychological Science.