Psychology
Psychology
Listed by colleges as Psychology, General
Focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Covers the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods.
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Careers this field can lead to
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Managers, All Other
- Median pay
- $141,900
- Hiring change through 2035
- 4.9%
- Job openings a year
- 100,900
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career GrowingSocial Science Research Assistants
- Median pay
- $61,990
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.0%
- Job openings a year
- 4,900
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing fastClinical and Counseling Psychologists
- Median pay
- $100,580
- Hiring change through 2035
- 11.7%
- Job openings a year
- 4,100
To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyPsychology Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $80,340
- Hiring change through 2035
- 4.0%
- Job openings a year
- 3,700
To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyPsychologists, All Other
- Median pay
- $110,840
- Hiring change through 2035
- 2.3%
- Job openings a year
- 3,500
To get hiredMaster's degree
Explore this career GrowingIndustrial-Organizational Psychologists
- Median pay
- $193,950
- Hiring change through 2035
- 6.5%
- Job openings a year
- 300
To get hiredMaster's degree
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $28,529 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.
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