What Can I do with a Psychology Major?
A degree in psychology can prepare you for a variety of careers limited only by your imagination. Many of the occupations listed below may require further study and earning of an advanced degree, but a major in psychology at Simpson College would serve as an important step toward attaining a position in your chosen field.
Sample Occupations of Simpson Psychology Alumni:
| Behavior Analyst
Case Worker Child Care Worker Child Protection Worker Child Psychologist Clinical Therapist Admissions Counselor Corrections Officer Disability Examiner Employment Counselor Event Coordinator Family Service Worker Family Support Coordinator |
Funeral Director
Human Resources Industrial-Organizational Psychologist Juvenile Court Officer Lawyer Licensed Mental Health Counselor Milieu Therapy Counselor Nurse Occupational Therapist Parole Officer Private Practice |
Professor
Psychotherapist Public Relations Research Psychologist Residential Counselor School Counselor School Psychologist Senior Corporate Negotiator Social Psychologist Social Worker Speech-Language Therapist Youth Service Worker |
Sample of Employers of Simpson Psychology Alumni:
| Aegis Therapies
Boone Family Resources Boys Town National Research Hospital Brown University City of Des Moines Community Mental Health Center Dallas Community Services Department of Veterans Affairs Drake University Head Start Forest Ridge Youth Services Four Oaks of Iowa Fraser Child Family Center Friendship Program Inc. Glen Haven Counseling |
Heartland Area Education Agency
Homestead Howard Hughes Medical Institute Iowa Department of Corrections Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center Kansas State University Kindercare Mercy Medical Clinic Mercy Ruan Neurology Clinic Research Mosaic Homes of Iowa Neighborhood Housing Services Orchard Place |
Partner in Community Supports People’s Savings Bank Rock Valley Physical Therapy Social Security Administration Southglen Family Practice St. Louis University St. Mary’s Hospital State of Iowa The Village Volunteers America Wells Fargo Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Youth Emergency Services Shelter Youth Homes Mid-America |