Career Options

Psychology Careers and Graduate Studies

• Allied health professions
• Human resources
• Social services
• Mental health service delivery
• Research/program evaluation
• Administration
• Public relations
• Graduate programs in areas such as:
  • Counseling/clinical psychology
  • School psychology
  • Cognitive psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Health psychology
  • Industrial/organizational psychology
  • Social psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Social work
  • Education
  • Law
  • Management

Starting Salary¹

The typical starting salary of a graduate with a psychology degree is $33,407. The typical salary after 10-19 years is $60,317.

Job Titles of People with Psychology Degrees

• Consumer Psychologist, ARBOR Market Research
• Behavior Analyst, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
• Director of the Anxiety Research/Treatment Program, Mayo Clinic
• Workers Compensation and Risk Management Specialist, RiteAid
• Managing Editor, Journal of Humanistic Psychology
• Principal Scientist, Crew Research and Space Human Factors Branch, NASA-Ames Research Center
• Director, Pittsburgh Mind Body Center
• MRC Research Professor in Behavioral Genetics, Institute of Psychiatry, London
• Case Manager, Lakeland Mental Health Center
• Fair Trade Projects Coordinator, Lutheran World Relief