Career Options
Psychology Careers and Graduate Studies
- Allied health professions
- Human resources
- Mental health service delivery
- Research/program evaluation
- Graduate programs in areas such as:
- Clinical psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Health psychology
- Industrial/organizational psychology
- Neuroscience
- Social psychology
- Child life specialist
- Research psychology and data analysis
Starting Salary1
The typical starting salary of a psychology major 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
Note: This information is current for the 2023-24 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.
Footnotes
- Salary information is provided for general reference only. APU does not guarantee the accuracy of the figures listed, and cannot predict or promise a specific salary for any graduate. For the most current salary estimates, please visit payscale.com. ↵