Berryman taught or lectured at a number of universities including University of Iowa (in their Writer's Workshop), Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of Minnesota, where he spent the majority of his career, except for his sabbatical year in 1962-3, when he taught at Brown University.
Berryman a predat sau a ținut cursuri la numeroase universități, printre care Universitatea din Iowa (în cadrul Iowa Writers' Workshop), Universitatea Harvard, Universitatea Princeton, Universitatea din Cincinnati și Universitatea din Minnesota, unde și-a petrecut majoritatea carierei sale, cu excepția anului sabatic 1962-193, când a predat la Universitatea Brown.