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.
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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