what can i do with a masters degree in psychology?

I am currently a sophmore/ junior in college studying psychology, this is something that I am very passionate about and I recently found out that there isn't much that i can do with just a bachelors degree so im stuck between my masters or a PHd?? So I just want to know what I can do with a Masters that pays well

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  1. You can teach psychology at community colleges with a masters and you can teach it at a university with a PhD
  2. become a psychoanalyst
  3. You might be able to do some social work, or work in a psych department of a university (not as a professor or lecturer, but maybe as an assistant). Of course, neither will probably pay much. If you are passionate about psych and want to work in the field either as a psychologist, professor, or researcher, you're going to have to get a Ph. D. Oh, wait. I forgot. Two-year colleges will often hire professors with only master's degrees. If you're interested in teaching ...
  4. Do you live in Canada or the US? In Canada, only one province allows you to license as a psychologist with a Master's degree (Alberta). If you are looking for a well paying job, you'll need a PhD. It opens many more doors and once you become licensed, you can negotiate a good starting salary (high 60s to mid 80s, depending on where you work). Most people with a Master's degree often work in post-secondary counselling centres or in non-profit agencies.
  5. I don't know about "paying well". But I have a friend who is doing a Masters in psychology and he's going to work with prison inmates in California and they're paying him pretty well the last I heard from him. Of course, he didn't give any numbers but... I know that therapists "can" make a lot of money, but I think it's to some extent hit and miss. There's a lot of things you can do with psychology, but I don't know about the paying well bit, as I said earlier. I'm not even sure it's a profession that lends itself to paying well, unlike, say a business degree. If you're really passionate about it, then keep in mind that you will probably need a PhD if not some med school to really earn money. If your passion doesn't extend to 'suffering for your passion' in terms of income, then don't continue down this path. Although it might be a bit late considering the soph/junior bit. You might want to think about if you really want to use it to help people or do research or if you ultimately want to pick another major that has historically done well in terms of income, such as business, comp sci or finance.
  6. With the state of the world and all its turmoil people are becoming very messed up. I think your purpose is to use what you have been taught and to counsel those who are wounded and hurting and broken and troubled. It pays well and it is draining, but the rewards of leading people out of the pit of self-pity and negative onto firm solid positive soil to places of hope and possibilities are innumerable. There is nothing more rewarding than see someone able to fly with wings they didn't know they really had.
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