Psychology
Do you like working with and helping people? If so, a degree in psychology may be right for you. There are many specializations in psychology to choose from such as counseling, forensic psychology, school psychology, and research psychology. Working with patients to improve their mental health is one small area of psychology. There are many specialty fields to choose from in psychology.
With a degree in psychology it is possible to find employment in a variety of environments such as a hospital, a clinic, a school, or in a private practice.
Earn your degree
The course study for psychology may include the following classes; Introduction to Psychology, Psychology Statistics, Conditional Learning, Physiological Psychology, and Abnormal Psychology. An online degree program will permit you to continue working while taking classes that will lead to the completion of your degree.
Entry level Salary and Outlook
*Median annual wages of wage and salary clinical, counseling, and school psychologists were $64,140 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $48,700 and $82,800. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $37,900, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $106,840. Median annual wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists were:
Offices of other health practitioners |
$68,400 |
Elementary and secondary schools |
65,710 |
State government |
63,710 |
Outpatient care centers |
59,130 |
Individual and family services |
57,440 |
*Median annual wages of wage and salary industrial-organizational psychologists were $77,010 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $54,100 and $115,720. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $38,690, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $149,120.
*In 2008, about 31 percent of all psychologists were members of a union.
* http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos056.htm#outlook
Professional Organizations
American Psychological Association
American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP)
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychoanalytic Association
American Psychological Society (APS)
Association of Black Psychologists