Approximately half of Mills' psychology majors go on to graduate work in psychology, counseling, or social work. Others go to law school or medical school, able to use their knowledge in family medicine, psychiatry, pediatrics, or family law. Those who do not continue to graduate school use their majors in a variety of careers including personnel work and counseling. The department has a strong research emphasis. One measure of the department's strength in research techniques is that in the past decade, more Mills psychology majors have been invited to present their independent research projects at the Western Conference for Undergraduate Research in Psychology than have psychology students from any other college.
Students also have the opportunity to participate in faculty research.