Where Are Our Graduates Now?
The Psychology major is excellent preparation for many careers that involve knowledge about human
behavior and skill in data collection and analysis. Some careers will involve further study at the graduate level; others will not. Here is a sample of what some of our Psychology graduates of the last 10 years have been doing:
The Arts: classical artist, equity actors
Business: human resources, management, marketing, sales
Church-related Vocations: ministers, missionaries, youth workers
Counseling: psychotherapists, social workers, mental health technicians, school psychologists
Education: college professors and researchers, college student personnel workers
(admissions, careers, housing), guidance counselors, public school teachers
Law & Criminal Justice: attorney, police
Medical: dentists, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, public health educators,
speech pathologists
Several of our former students became college professors. Academic affiliations for graduates who have become college professors
include: University of Alaska, University of Alabama, University of
Arizona, Boston University Medical Center, Brown University, The Citadel,
The College of Charleston, Erskine College, Florida State University,
Furman University, Macalester College, Medical University of South Carolina,
University of Maryland, Mayo Clinic, University of Mississippi, University
of North Carolina, Pomona College, University of Southern Illinois,
Southern Methodist University, University of Texas, Vanderbilt University,
Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, and Wake Forest University.
Professional affiliations for graduates who have completed graduate
training in clinical, counseling, school or industrial/organizational
psychology include: Harvard Community Health Plan; Medical University
of South Carolina, Pain Center and Physical Therapy Center; VA Regional
Hospital, Addictive Disease Clinic; Boston University Medical Center,
Department of Psychiatry; University of Mississippi Medical Center,
Department of Psychiatry; Marshall I. Pickens Hospital Children's Program;
Richland County School District; Lexington County School District; the
School District of Greenville County; Spartanburg County District #7;
Bell South; Coca Cola; South Carolina National Bank; and Liberty Life.