What Can I Do with a Psychology Degree?
What Can I Do with a Psychology Degree?
What Can I Do with a Psychology Degree?
Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. It explores how people think, feel, and act as both individuals and groups. It helps us understand human behavior and mental processes through research, observation, and practice.
Psychologists may work in areas such as:
- Clinical Psycholgoy
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Common Career Paths
Direct Care:
- Counseling
- Psychotherapy
- Applied behavior analysis
- Art therapy
- Music therapy
- Case management
- Mental health services
- Physical health and wellness
- Crisis work
- Rehabilitation services (e.g., speech, physical, vocational therapies)
- Performance enhancement
- Testing/Assessment
- Law enforcement
Research:
- Social research
- Market research
- Data analysis
- Testing/Test development
- Experimental psychology
- Neuroscience
- Industrial and organizational (I/O) psychology
Administration:
- Advocacy
- Programming
- Community relations
- Management
- Development/Fundraising
- Grant writing
Human Resources:
- Employment and recruitment
- Selection
- Labor relations
- Compensation and benefits
- Organizational development
- Training
Business & Industry:
- Sales
- Customer service
- Public relations
- Marketing
- Advertising
- Insurance
- Claims management
- Underwriting
- Product design
- Management
- Real estate
- Sales
- Property management
Education:
- Teaching
- Adult learning/Community instruction (e.g., GED classes, life skills, parenting, etc.)
- Information/Library science
- Higher education administration and student support services:
- Admissions
- Financial aid
- Academic advising
- Development
- Alumni affairs
- International education and study abroad
- Career services
- Residence life
- Student activities and Greek life
- Orientation
- Leadership
- Multicultural affairs
- Recreational sports
Employers
- Federal government:
- Health and Human Services
- Justice
- Veterans Affairs
- State government:
- Departments of Human Services
- Departments of Mental Health
- Departments of Justice
- Community mental health centers
- State psychiatric hospitals
- Facilities for individuals with intellectual impairments
- Boards of probation and parole
- Local government
- Senior citizens’ centers
- Nursing homes
- Social service/Nonprofit organizations
- Religiously-affiliated service organizations
- Hospitals/Healthcare providers
- Private psychiatric facilities
- Outpatient clinics
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Universities and colleges
- College and university counseling centers and career centers
- College prep programs
- Pain clinics
- Rehabilitation facilities
- Testing centers
- Private practice
- Market research departments of consumer goods and manufacturing firms
- Private research organizations
- Consulting firms
- Market research firms
- Public and private K-12 schools
- Federal Trio programs (e.g., Upward Bound, Talent Search)
- Large companies
- Staffing and employment services
- Service providers
- Wholesalers
- Manufacturers
- Retail stores:
- Department stores
- Specialty stores
- Discount stores
- Super retailers
- Online retailers
- Call centers
- Financial institutions
- Insurance companies
- Real estate companies
- Property management firms
- Apartment complexes
- Public relations departments of large businesses or nonprofit organizations
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