Psychologists Career

Vocational Programs to Prepare Psychologists Career

The following 24 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Psychologists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Psychologists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Adult Development and Aging	51	$25,993	-	-	-
Child Development	168	$26,713	-	-	-
Early Childhood and Family Studies	5	$24,741	-	-	-
Behavioral Sciences	11	$31,048	-	-	-
Psychology	34	$30,752	-	120 Hours	39.00 Months
Developmental and Child Psychology	4	$37,447	-	-	-
Experimental Psychology	2	$49,011	-	-	-
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology	1	$39,480	-	-	-
Social Psychology	2	$32,908	-	-	-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	3	$46,398	-	-	-
Clinical Psychology	3	$37,330	-	-	-
Community Psychology	1	$31,820	-	-	-
Counseling Psychology	12	$29,467	-	-	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	7	$31,244	-	-	-
School Psychology	2	$26,511	-	-	-
Educational Psychology	3	$34,923	-	-	-
Health/Medical Psychology	3	$33,148	-	-	-
Family Psychology	2	$25,986	-	-	-
Forensic Psychology	8	$26,401	-	-	-
Applied Psychology	7	$30,069	-	-	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	14	$29,062	-	-	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	3	$34,366	-	-	-
Psychology (other)	8	$37,675	-	-	-
Criminology	9	$32,561	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Psychologists Career

The following 121 occupations are related to Psychologists.

Related Occupations toPsychologists
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Chief Executives	211K	$258,900	$124
Legislators	32,460	$68,140	$0
Public Relations Managers	72,760	$159,420	$77
Financial Managers	787K	$174,820	$84
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	199K	$111,870	$54
Human Resources Managers	201K	$154,740	$74
Training and Development Managers	41,540	$138,450	$67
Natural Sciences Managers	96,520	$169,120	$81
Social and Community Service Managers	174K	$83,400	$40
Emergency Management Directors	11,910	$93,690	$45
Managers, All Other	590K	$146,320	$70
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Human Resources Specialists	896K	$76,060	$37
Labor Relations Specialists	62,800	$94,620	$45
Logisticians	228K	$84,640	$41
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Training and Development Specialists	403K	$71,980	$35
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	846K	$83,190	$40
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Financial and Investment Analysts	325K	$112,950	$54
Personal Financial Advisors	272K	$150,670	$72
Financial Risk Specialists	55,290	$118,950	$57
Financial Specialists, All Other	123K	$89,650	$43
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Actuaries	25,470	$132,500	$64
Operations Research Analysts	118K	$95,600	$46
Statisticians	29,950	$109,190	$53
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Landscape Architects	20,370	$83,990	$40
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	12,330	$78,810	$38
Surveyors	50,740	$74,000	$36
Civil Engineers	328K	$101,160	$49
Environmental Engineers	39,880	$105,840	$51
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	63,560	$63,770	$31
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	56,050	$54,090	$26
Soil and Plant Scientists	15,800	$77,080	$37
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	17,100	$75,740	$36
Biological Scientists, All Other	61,220	$99,060	$48
Conservation Scientists	22,790	$73,160	$35
Epidemiologists	10,230	$90,430	$43
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	9,310	$101,530	$49
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	80,730	$86,710	$42
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	24,620	$104,000	$50
Hydrologists	6,150	$96,410	$46
Physical Scientists, All Other	20,820	$119,050	$57
Economists	16,420	$132,650	$64
Survey Researchers	8,190	$66,670	$32
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	1,030	$154,380	$74
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	71,730	$106,600	$51
School Psychologists	62,790	$91,990	$44
Psychologists, All Other	14,480	$110,300	$53
Sociologists	2,890	$106,710	$51
Urban and Regional Planners	42,690	$85,940	$41
Anthropologists and Archeologists	7,720	$69,780	$34
Geographers	1,460	$92,460	$44
Historians	3,040	$76,120	$37
Political Scientists	5,580	$132,020	$63
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	35,210	$102,210	$49
Hydrologic Technicians	3,000	$61,500	$30
Social Science Research Assistants	30,890	$62,370	$30
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	328K	$66,990	$32
Marriage and Family Therapists	63,340	$68,730	$33
Rehabilitation Counselors	84,750	$48,430	$23
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	352K	$59,190	$28
Healthcare Social Workers	185K	$67,430	$32
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	115K	$63,870	$31
Social and Human Service Assistants	409K	$44,240	$21
Lawyers	731K	$176,470	$85
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	82,980	$113,240	$0
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	5,030	$103,640	$0
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	11,570	$100,390	$0
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	12,210	$133,650	$0
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	3,480	$97,660	$0
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	17,090	$104,910	$0
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	40,610	$93,990	$0
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	12,870	$97,580	$0
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	60,860	$80,750	$0
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	4,220	$88,190	$0
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	14,570	$142,440	$0
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	11,730	$80,840	$0
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	57,600	$87,090	$0
History Teachers, Postsecondary	20,610	$93,120	$0
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,410K	$70,740	$0
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	24,850	$76,420	$0
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	88,850	$73,630	$0
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	158K	$74,670	$0
Archivists	7,150	$65,700	$32
Curators	12,510	$70,870	$34
Museum Technicians and Conservators	12,670	$54,890	$26
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	134K	$68,570	$33
Library Technicians	76,670	$42,570	$20
Instructional Coordinators	207K	$77,200	$37
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	45,020	$101,430	$49
Public Relations Specialists	276K	$77,720	$37
Writers and Authors	49,450	$87,590	$42
Occupational Therapists	145K	$96,790	$47
Recreational Therapists	15,540	$60,910	$29
Registered Nurses	3,175K	$94,480	$45
Nurse Practitioners	280K	$128,490	$62
Audiologists	13,880	$92,620	$45
Emergency Medicine Physicians	35,100	$306,640	$147
Family Medicine Physicians	112K	$240,790	$116
General Internal Medicine Physicians	67,210	$245,450	$118
Neurologists	9,350	$271,470	$131
Pediatricians, General	34,870	$205,860	$99
Physicians, Pathologists	11,020	$270,560	$130
Psychiatrists	24,830	$256,930	$124
Physicians, All Other	310K	$248,640	$120
Psychiatric Technicians	116K	$43,650	$21
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	34,430	$70,260	$34
Genetic Counselors	3,050	$98,130	$47
Psychiatric Aides	32,310	$41,000	$20
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	480K	$109,710	$53
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	150K	$51,840	$25
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	161K	$42,750	$21
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	101K	$48,800	$23
Statistical Assistants	7,200	$53,900	$26
Traffic Technicians	7,530	$56,680	$27

Schools offering vocational programs for Psychologists

The following 289 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Psychologists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.