What comes after undergraduate if I am a psychology major?

Question

I want to get my doctorate and become a psychologist and end up making a substantial salary. Do I go to medical school or is there a specialized graduate school solely for psychology? Please provide further info and advice if you'd like.

Thanks

Answer 1

Medical school = psychiatrist. Mega dollars. You'll be able to prescribe meds, and generally-speaking you'll be working in a mental hospital or psych ward.

Ph.D = Psychologist, good middle-class living -- eventually. Chances are good you'll be working in a government-funded organization somewhere.

MSW = poverty unless you marry someone who makes good money.

Answer 2

you do not need a medical degree unless you wanted to be a psychiatrist whcih requires a medical degree before you can specialize in an area like psychiaty. there are a myriad of schools offering masters and PhD's or PsD's. go to the library and ask for a book listing universities(that is where you get PhD's) and colleges (they only give Master degress) that specialize in graduste degrees in psychology. you will be overwhelmed at your choices.

Answer 3

There are grad schools that specialize in psychology. I recenly googled that very subject. I came up with a number of grad schools in my area. I have also talked to a PhD about where he attended grad school. If you have no constraints and can move around you can also look into schools in other areas.
Good luck to you!!!!

Answer 4

Change majors, you are unemployable until you have a phd.