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Datapoint: How the pandemic has impacted psychology graduate programs
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and increased attention to systemic racism, many higher education programs in the United States and Canada have waived requirements temporarily or permanently for submitting GRE scores as part of applications.
Datapoint: How much do psychology graduates earn?
Salaries of graduates with psychology degrees in the United States vary widely.
Datapoint: Management career trajectories of psychology graduates
About 12–15% of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degree recipients hold management roles in their very first job, while others assume managerial responsibilities by their second or third jobs.
Psychologist Workforce Needs in the Age of COVID-19 [PDF]
Invited presentation at the Forum on Behavioral Health Workforce Development - Virtual. September 2021.
Datapoint: Graduate psychology studies open doors
The skills developed in graduate psychology programs are valuable in job markets.
Datapoint: A psychology major opens doors
Undergraduate psychology studies build skills valuable in the job market, including social, communication, and technological.
Datapoint: Critical needs in geropsychology
By 2030, the United States will need thousands more geropsychologists to meet the needs of its older adults.
Datapoint: The demographics of unmet need for mental health services
The percentage of U.S. adults who received mental health services in the prior year trended upward for all racial and ethnic groups.
Datapoint: Psychologists practice self-care during the pandemic
Psychologists report higher stress levels as the pandemic continues.
Essential skills for psychology PhDs [PDF]
Psychology PhD programs build essential skills like analytical thinking, dependability, adaptability/flexibility, and more that help students perform jobs across various work settings.
Doctoral psychology training and career preparation [PDF]
A majority of psychology PhD graduates in all work sectors felt their program prepared them “extremely well” or “very well” for their jobs.
Non-linear career pathways in psychology [PDF]
Doctoral psychology graduates are moving across work settings. When psychologists last changed jobs, 1 in 4 moved across educational, government, and private settings.
Datapoint: Growth in postgraduate salaries for psychology doctorates outpaced inflation
The largest median salary increase was for psychology doctorate recipients who expected to work in industry or business.
Datapoint: How long it takes for psychology faculty to advance
Research suggests that nine years is the median time it takes to become an associate professor after earning a doctoral degree in psychology.
Datapoint: Why people aren't getting the care they need
Cost is the primary reason people don't seek mental health services.
Datapoint: Fewer jobs for new psychology research doctorates
Less psychology research doctorates find employment right after graduation.
Which states have the most licensed psychologists?
California has the most licensed psychologists and Alaska has the fewest.
Datapoint: Psychology degrees build useful skills
Active listening, speaking and critical thinking are important skills for psychology jobs.
Datapoint: Why psychologists take part-time jobs
Psychologists take part-time work for retirement, family, multiple jobs.
What Psychology Faculty Need to Know about Psychology Career Pathways [PDF]
Facts and statistics for psychology faculty, including degree pathways, the job market, requested skill types, and connections between subfield and career.
Datapoint: Diversity among psychology faculty
When it comes to racial/ethnic minorities, the psychology discipline is less diverse than others.
Datapoint: How many psychology majors go on to graduate school?
In 2017, about 3.5 million people in the United States held a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
Datapoint: Educating the next generation
Approximately one in five psychologists with a research doctorate work primarily as college and university professors.
2018-19 psychology faculty salaries
Salary data are broken down by several variables, including academic discipline, academic rank, tenure status, institution type, presence of collective bargaining units, and Carnegie Classification of the institution.
Datapoint: How satisfied are psychology-degree holders with their jobs?
People with psychology doctorates are more likely to report satisfaction with their jobs.
