A graduate assistantship is a part-time campus job, usually 10 to 20 hours a week teaching, researching, or supporting a department, that comes with a stipend and a tuition waiver. The waiver typically covers most or all tuition for your …
Student loan forgiveness for psychologists and counselors is still real, through Public Service Loan Forgiveness, NHSC loan repayment, and state programs for underserved areas. But 2026 brought the largest federal student loan overhaul in over a decade. Programs that worked …
Yes, most clinical psychology PhD programs are fully funded. In exchange for research, teaching, or clinical assistantship work, typically 15 to 20 hours a week, you get tuition remission, health insurance, and a stipend, often $15,000 to $41,000 a year, …
Psychology students can find scholarships through professional organizations like the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Psychological Foundation (APF), and Psi Chi, the psychology honor society, plus state psychological associations and department-level awards. Options exist at every degree level, from …
Yes, psychology degrees require math, primarily in the form of statistics and research methods rather than advanced calculus. Most bachelor’s programs require an introductory statistics course and basic algebra, master’s requirements vary by specialty, and doctoral programs add psychometrics and …
Most psychology majors take the same core classes no matter where they enroll: introductory psychology, research methods, statistics, and survey courses in social, abnormal, developmental, cognitive, and biological psychology, plus hands-on research or lab work. Each program sets its own …
The highest paying jobs with a masters in psychology include industrial-organizational psychology (median $193,950) and diversity and inclusion management ($127,090), both roles a master’s degree can actually get you into. Roles that use the “psychologist” title independently, like clinical, counseling, …
Associate degree in psychology jobs are typically entry-level roles in education, human services, and administrative support, and the degree transfers into most bachelor’s psychology programs. It doesn’t qualify graduates for licensed counseling or psychologist positions, which require a bachelor’s degree …
The highest-paying jobs with a bachelor’s degree in psychology are mostly management roles you grow into, not entry-level ones: marketing managers earn a median of $166,795 a year, HR managers $140,030, and PR managers $146,910, according to the BLS. None …