Thursday, December 15, 2011

What can I do with a Psychology B.A?

You can do everything, but mostly nothing. I would not advise you to be a psychology major unless you have some alternate plan after school and you KNOW you'll have funding. While psychology is interesting, most psych majors end up managing supermarkets, becoming alternate route teachers, getting their masters in unrelated fields or working with the disabled. As far as social workers, seeing as how you wont have a Bachelors in Social Work, you'll be making pennies. I have my bachelors in sociology and constantly compete with woman's studies, theatre and ceramics majors for jobs I don't even need a college degree to do. My first job out of college was a manager at a group home and I made 16/hr. If you like working with the disabled or see yourself as a social worker, great! But those are typically the jobs entry level B.A's get. Theres a line around the block of people with the same degree. Unless you go to Harvard, don't do it. Great major if you plan on following up on your education. Terrible major if you don't see yourself continuing on with your education after you graduate.

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