Students who graduate with a psychology major have many skills which are attractive to job recruiters. Psychology graduates possess strong people skills, valuable in many different career fields. The greatest number and highest paid career opportunities in psychology are available to doctoral graduates. This is typically a five year degree
after the bachelor's degree.
The areas which have seen the most job growth are the subfields of clinical, counseling, school, health, industrial and educational. Increasingly students are pursuing master's degrees in psychology.
The primary settings for individuals with master's degrees are in health, industry and education. Below are some of the careers and graduate school programs St. Leo graduates have attended. We collected this information in a recent survey of our psychology graduate alumni.
Schools students have attended for post-graduate study:
- Austin Peay Clinical Psychology
- C.W. Post Special Ed
- Fairfield Master's in Agency Counseling
- Fordham Social Work
- Indiana University Counseling/Human Services
- N.Y. Tech Psychology
- National Louis U. Management
- U. Cincinnati Rehab Counseling
- U. Florida Mental Health Counseling
- U. Illinois Sport Psychology
- John Jay College Forensic Psychology
- U. South Florida School Psychology
- Springfield College Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Western Kentucky Experimental Psychology
- U. South Florida Counselor Education
- U. La Verne Counseling Psychology
- U. Sarasota Clinical Psychology
Below is a partial list of careers students have pursued with a psychology major from St. Leo University:
- Social Service Director at a Rehab/Nursing Facility
- School Psychologist
- Therapist in the Department of Corrections
- Senior Behavioral Program Specialist
- Behavior Therapist
- Customer Service Representative
- V.P. of Sales & Project Manager
- Primary Case Manager
- Public Health Educator
- Emergency Services Head screener
- Assistant Director for KinderCare Training Center
- Clinical Case Manager
- Children's Mental Health Specialist
- Hospice Counselor
- Crisis Counselor
- Sales Representative
- Coordinator, Graduate Business Studies
- Business Owner
- Public Relations Manager
- Supervisor Border Control Agent