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Originally Posted by wildflowersinmytea
The problem here is that, a bachelors in psychology only qualifies you for positions which are not well-paying and the market here is totally saturated with therapists. In my area we are in dire need of more mental health professionals who can treat with medication, which psychologists cannot do. We need more psychiatrists.. So much that my state now allows Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioners to diagnose, admit, treat/prescribe, etc. You can search for the jobs in your area that you'd be able to apply to with a degree in psychology and see what they pay.. If you are satisfied with the salary range, then stick with what you're doing. If you find the pay is too low, maybe look into also taking RN co-requisites as part of your psych degree. If you did that, you could finish your psych bachelors, take Nursing courses to obtain that degree, work as a RN in mental health and get paid a lot better; you could afterwards do a bridge program to become a Nurse Practitioner with a Behavioral Health focus and have a very high salary and likely reimbursement for your tuition. A lot of this is relevant to your area though so do some research if it's concerning you. Best of luck!
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This information might help my son, who is graduating this year with a BS in Psychology/English. He needs more research experience before he can realistically apply to grad school to be a PhD, which was his goal. But Nurse Practitioner may be a good alternative!