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What are some colleges and jobs that is good for learning in psychology career?
I'm a senior in high school and I just found psychology interesting this year. So I wonder what are some colleges and jobs that relates to psychology? #psychology #college #clinical-psychology
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Tylina’s Answer
Hello! Psychology is applicable in any job in my opinion. I got my undergrad originally in Psych and used it when I was an Event Planner. Now I work with college students for the past 7 years and there’s never a day I’m not utilizing my degree.
There are obvious paths such as a researcher, professor, counselor, or a therapist. However, you can use it in marketing, art/music- web design even.
If you have a specific category of psychology that interests you- search for schools based off of that. Is it Developmental? School Guidance Counseling? Behavioral Therapist? Pediatrics? Clinical? Engineering? Sports?
There are obvious paths such as a researcher, professor, counselor, or a therapist. However, you can use it in marketing, art/music- web design even.
If you have a specific category of psychology that interests you- search for schools based off of that. Is it Developmental? School Guidance Counseling? Behavioral Therapist? Pediatrics? Clinical? Engineering? Sports?
Alycia E.
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Hi Kailun!
If you want to pursue a career in psychology, you will most likely want to aim for a masters degree or higher for better job opportunities. I highly suggest looking into colleges that offer a masters-level psychology degree in addition to a psychology bachelors degree. Admissions council usually favors applicants who were also undergraduates of the same university. I am no psychology major myself, but this applies to most masters degree programs. For example, I want to apply for a physician assistant program at Point Loma Nazarene University, CA. Unfortunately, on their website it says they favor applicants who went to PLNU for their undergraduate degree, and I went to UC Irvine for my degree instead. If I had known that they favor PLNU alumni, then I would have considered going to PLNU for my biology degree 5 years ago. I hope this makes sense. Good luck!
Alycia
If you want to pursue a career in psychology, you will most likely want to aim for a masters degree or higher for better job opportunities. I highly suggest looking into colleges that offer a masters-level psychology degree in addition to a psychology bachelors degree. Admissions council usually favors applicants who were also undergraduates of the same university. I am no psychology major myself, but this applies to most masters degree programs. For example, I want to apply for a physician assistant program at Point Loma Nazarene University, CA. Unfortunately, on their website it says they favor applicants who went to PLNU for their undergraduate degree, and I went to UC Irvine for my degree instead. If I had known that they favor PLNU alumni, then I would have considered going to PLNU for my biology degree 5 years ago. I hope this makes sense. Good luck!
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Christine’s Answer
Hello! I see that you are in California and there are many good schools in California that offer undergraduate degrees in Psychology. Following is a list of some of them: 1. San Francisco State University, 2. University of San Francisco, 3. San Jose State University, 4. Cal State East Bay (check out on their website for the Dept. of Psychology their 10 reasons why Cal State East Bay is great Place to Major in Psychology), 5. Sonoma State University, 6. University of California, Berkeley, and 7. Stanford. You can find out a lot of information about these schools if you google the name of the school followed by the word department of Psychology. For example, to find out about San Jose State's psychology program, just google "San Jose State Department of Psychology). On each website there is contact information at the bottom of the departmental web site. I encourage you as you search for a college to make a list of questions and to contact the person listed as a contact on the website and/or the undergraduate chair person. Many places will schedule visits for students so that you can get a feel for the university and their psychology program. Lots of times students ask questions about courses that are offered, what students in their program do after completing their undergraduate degree (e.g., what percentage go to graduate school in psychology or other related fields, where do their graduates work after they complete their degrees, opportunities for undergraduates to be involved in research, availability of scholarships or other financial aid opportunities, and types of volunteer experiences that are facilitated by the program. If you can visit prior to deciding on a program (or at least have a virtual visit), you will be able to get a feel for the department and hopefully be able to select a program where faculty are interested in and welcoming to undergraduates and students are happy.
Good luck with your search and don't hesitate to post again if you have further questions. Psychology is a fascinating field.... I, too, got interested in the field of psychology after taking a high school class on the topic. I have never regretted for one moment the 40 years that I have been in the field.
Good luck with your search and don't hesitate to post again if you have further questions. Psychology is a fascinating field.... I, too, got interested in the field of psychology after taking a high school class on the topic. I have never regretted for one moment the 40 years that I have been in the field.