Administer and score tests in a personnel department Conduct non-diagnostic interviews in a counseling center Work as a data analyst or research assistant in a psychological or psychiatric research project Give individual tests to children in a school system Work as a rehabilitation counselor. Write programs for teaching software companies like the Educational Testing Service Assist social workers in adoption agencies and welfare departments You might consider combining psychology and some other field in your undergraduate major, thus increasing your value to employers by offering an unusual combination of skills. In fact, many kinds and levels of interesting work are open to a psychologist with a master s degree. Within each of these fields, some psychologists are concerned primarily with research and theory while others are involved in practice and application. College and university teaching is usually combined with research, and it may be combined with consulting, clinical, or other applied work.
More psychologists work in institutions of higher education than in any other kind of organization.
The federal government is the next largest employer, followed by schools, and business and industry. Salaries for psychologists with the doctorate are roughly comparable to those of other similarly trained scientists. Psychology is one of the fastest growing fields of study at Nichols College and across the nation. We hope you will share our excitement for our dynamic and developing program. Our department extends an open invitation for you to attend any class at any time.