Career Opportunities for Psychology Majors

What are you interested in?

• conducting research
• promoting physical and mental health
• helping people learn
• providing social services
• assisting business and industry

Then a major in psychology may be right for you! Did you know that psychology is the second most popular major after business? And psychology also makes a good minor because it complements a number of other fields. There are many career opportunities for psychology majors, and these opportunities are expanding. These pages will help you explore the opportunities open to you.

There are two sections:

Beginning Your Search—generic information that will help you gain the "big picture' before settling in on a career choice.

Narrowing Your Focus—for each subfield of psychology, we have gathered together some helpful information in the form of:

• information from organizations and professional associations
• typical graduate school curriculums
• articles of interest
• job opportunities

These pages are useful for those interested in careers as well as those who wish to link to resources for preparing papers or projects.