杜兰大学心理学系的历史可追溯至1911年，尽管早在1907年就开设了心理学课程。1912年，杜兰大学授予了心理学的第一个硕士学位。第二次世界大战后，该系立即建立了心理学博士学位，授予博士学位。第一博士 1949年获得博士学位。研究生课程获得博士学位。心理学学位旨在为学生提供心理学主要研究领域的培训，定量和设计方法的专业知识以及各种研究机会。学生学习学校心理学或心理学领域（认知/行为神经科学，发展心理学或社会心理学）。学校心理学课程已获得美国心理学会的认可。
Tulane University's Department of Psychology dates from 1911, although courses in psychology were offered as early as 1907. The first Master's Degree in Psychology was awarded at Tulane in 1912. Immediately following World War II, the department established a doctoral program in psychology, awarding the first Ph.D. degree in 1949. Graduate studies leading to the Ph.D. degree in psychology are designed to offer the student training in a major research area within psychology, expertise in quantitative and design methodology, and varied research opportunities. Students study either School Psychology or an area of Psychological Science ( Cognitive/Behavioral Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology, or Social Psychology). The School Psychology program is accredited by the American Psychological Association.