BS in psych jobs

sleepytree
Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:13:10 +0000

I am currently a junior psychology student. I am beginning to take a hard look into my job opportunities after I graduate. I have heard that jobs are very very scarce and don’t pay very well with just a Bachelor’s. I have been focusing on research experience to get into grad school and have good grades. I am also applying for summer research programs.

I just want to hear about other people’s experiences on getting a BS in psychology. I’m pretty much done with all of my major classes and I love psychology so it’s too late to change majors. If I minor in something, it may be too late to apply, and it will also delay my graduation by a semester or two.

I want to go to graduate school for a phd but I need to know that once I graduate I will have a well paying (decent) job that I can support myself and my future family with.

My interests include biopsychology and perception. I have considered a phd in behavioral neuroscience but I read those jobs are very hard to find even in academia…or a phd in clinical but I have heard that it may not be worth it because MFT’s or LCSW’s are preferred for the jobs, which are also possibilities. Becoming a clinical neuropsychologist and working in the medical field seems interesting but I have no idea about job prospects for that.

I could also go into something completely unrelated to psychology for grad school but honestly I never really thought about leaving my field so I have no idea what I would go into.

Any advice on how to prepare myself for grad school/ real world jobs (with a BS) / good careers paths in psychology would be greatly appreciated.