The Truth about Getting a Psychology Degree 

My view is very similar to yours. The psychology bachelor’s degree is best suited for students considering graduate education in a similar field (i.e. counseling, social work, clinical work, research). The degree on its own is less useful for getting a job. Personally, I dual majored in English and Psychology. I loved both and had a hard time choosing and wasn’t sure what I wanted to do long term, so I just did both lol. My thought process, though, was that the English degree was my “job” degree and my psychology degree was my “grad school” degree so that I would be prepared for either. If I only took one major, I would have done English and probably minored in psychology. My sense is that many people would be better served by a psychology MINOR, rather than a major. With all that said, I have a great job at a community college now and a couple of my coworkers are psych majors, so if any psych majors are reading this, don’t panic, you will be fine 🙂 I will be starting my PsyD this fall! 😄😄

That's really smart, I love that you had a double major and were setting yourself up for either a a "job" or "grad school!" I think the psychology minor can work in many ways because then you can at least have the minimum number of courses taken and apply to grad school but can major in something like business and work after college for a few years before deciding on grad school. I wish this was advice given to me in undergrad, thank you for sharing and congrats on starting your PsyD in the fall!

​@@philsguidetopsyd What sounds harder to your ears? 1. Masters Degree in Mathematics or 2. Masters Degree in Statistics?

Both? lol

@@philsguidetopsyd Thanks for your input! I interpret it to mean that you think they are BOTH incredibly hard and it's too difficult for you to choose an answer?

Exactly, thanks for your input!!

Law school for me.

What about a major is special education and then a minor in psychology?

Glad it was helpful!

Sounds like you're on the right path, try and get mentors along the way would be my only suggestion, but it sounds like you have a good plan!

Thanks for your input. I pray you do amazing in your new pursuits!

Glad it was helpful!

It's a school in the midwest, my linked in profile should be in the notes section if you're interested in the program.

I think you might be able to get basic concepts but its important to have real-life clinical experience to make more sense of the principles and practices. Hope that helps!

Forensic psychology is a field that looks into that

That's a great question, I'm honestly not sure, both seem like good options, but perhaps contacting some officers could give an idea on what they majored in to get into their field. Best of luck!

You would benefit from both !

Those all sound like amazing aspirations! In grad school they teach you a lot of the ways to do therapy so you can find the one that resonates the most with you. A bachelor's degree is typically necessary before applying to a masters or a doctorate. Many schools in the U.S. don't have a preference on the major as long as it fulfills the pre-requisite courses for the program, so for example they might require psych 101 or abnormal psychology before applying. Hope that helps best of luck!

I actually haven't but it seems interesting. There are so many options!

Good question! Kinesiology, biochemistry, biology, psychology, neuroscience, exercise science, sociology, are just a few!

Unfortunately I'm not teaching a class :(

Neuroscience

Noted!