<p>Hey,
I am in my Junior of College and interested in being an I/O Psychologist. I was wondering what grad schools are good for this degree around New York. Also, when should I apply for grad school and when to take the GRE Exam.</p>
<p>You may want to visit this website from the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychologists: [Graduate</a> Training in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Related Fields](<a href=“http://www.siop.org/gtp/Default.aspx]Graduate”>http://www.siop.org/gtp/Default.aspx). It’s about choosing graduate programs. There’s a searchable database of I/O programs for the US.</p>
<p>I/O psychologists can practice with either a master’s or a PhD. Here are some programs in the New York area (no promises as to quality):</p>
<p>Fairfield University (Fairfield, CT): MA in Applied Psych, I/O Track
Baruch College, CUNY - MA or PhD in I/O psychology
Fairleigh Dickinson University (north Jersey) - MA in I/O psychology
Hofstra - MA and PhD in I/O psychology
Montclair State (north Jersey) - MA in I/O psychology
NYU - MA in I/O psych; PhD in social-organizational psychology</p>
<p>There are also related programs, like Teachers College’s MA and PhD programs in social-organizational psychology or Cornell’s PhD in human resource studies.</p>
<p>Typically you apply for graduate school one year before you plan to attend. So if you are graduating in Spring 2014 and plan to attend grad school beginning Fall 2014, you would apply in the late Fall 2013/early Spring 2014. Most deadlines are between December and March (doctoral degree deadlines tend to be earlier than MA deadlines). You should take the GRE at least 2 months before your earliest deadline, but you can take it any time. Some people do it in the summer between their junior and senior year if they plan to attend grad school directly after college.</p>
<p>From what i researched, it seems the phd’s in organization psych have the best opportunities to land good jobs while those with only a masters are quite dismal. The job market is so competitive that you might as well save yourself the trouble and get the phd. More opportunity and salary increases as well.</p>