| There is more good news for grad school applicants - | | | | specializations that offer the ability to become a |
| and this time its related to employment prospects! | | | | college professor instead. |
| According to Money and Payscale's recently published | | | | Let's shift gears and talk about the #23 ranked best |
| list of "Best Jobs in America 2009," earning a Ph.D. | | | | job in America: Clinical Psychologists. In comparison to |
| degree in psychology may lead you directly down a | | | | college professors, many clinical psychologists do |
| career path towards one of the best jobs in America! | | | | indeed specialize in counseling, private practice, and |
| Among the top jobs in America, ranking at #3 and #16 | | | | psychotherapy. Their job responsibilities including |
| respectively are college professor and clinical | | | | diagnosis and evaluation of mental and emotional |
| psychologist. This should be great news for those who | | | | disorders. This is accomplished through clinical |
| remain undecided about going back to grad school to | | | | observation, interviews, and psychological tests. Clinical |
| earn a doctoral degree in psychology. | | | | psychologists work hard with clients to help their |
| College professor ranks at #3 on the Money and | | | | experience relief through treatment of psychological |
| Payscale rankings. Many college professors, especially | | | | disorders. |
| those on the tenure track in research positions, split | | | | Each of these jobs appearing on the list were ranked |
| their job responsibilities between teaching, grading | | | | for a combination of high pay, job growth, quality of life. |
| papers, conducting research and publishing | | | | One of the standouts on the list for great quality of life |
| peer-reviewed journal articles. Many college | | | | is the college professor career track where 59.2% of |
| professors in psychology have also gone on to author | | | | respondents rated their job as low stress. Additionally |
| best-selling books offering new insights to how we | | | | 76% of Clinical Psychologists rated their job as |
| understand the human brain and behavior. Among the | | | | contributing a great deal in benefits to society, believing |
| reasons cited about why the quality of life is tops for | | | | that their jobs help make the world a better place. |
| college professors, these include flexibility in scheduling, | | | | These are all great reasons to start getting your |
| time off for holidays, and reduced workload during | | | | application together to go back to grad school and gain |
| summer months. While most people tend to think first | | | | a career that is satisfying and offers a high quality of |
| about using a Ph.D. in psychology towards counseling | | | | life. |
| and private practice, there are a number of | | | | |