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Psychology

The Winthrop University Department of Psychology is committed to helping all students achieve their goals whether it be pursuing graduate or professional school, working in health or human services, using psychology as a base for a career in business, law, medicine, or other professional field, or simply attaining a well-rounded liberal arts education. We offer an outstanding undergraduate program in psychology as well as a nationally recognized graduate program in School Psychology.

We have a strong faculty who possess expertise in such specialties within psychology as clinical, counseling, child, cognition, developmental, experimental, industrial/organizational, physiological, school, social, and related areas. Our faculty model active professional involvement by presenting at conferences, publishing papers and books, contributing to community and state agencies, and holding leadership positions in state and national organizations. However, enhancing student learning and development through quality teaching, mentoring, advising, and assessment is our primary focus, not a sideline.

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Labor Market Snapshot - Psychology

Area: US

Employed (est.)
134,400
Median Salary
$93,644
Job Postings (live)
9,200
Past Growth
(2018–2025)
6.5%
Projected Growth
(2024–2034)
8.0%

Related Occupations

  • Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
  • Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
  • Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

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Potential Employers

Some of the graduates of this program have gone on to work for:

  • Alinabal Inc.
  • Avita Community Partners
  • Equus Workforce Solutions
  • First Citizens Bank
  • Harley-Davidson Motor Company
  • Kindred at Home
  • M&R Hotel Management
  • Magellan Health
  • Mecklenburg County
  • Methodist Health System
  • National Career Development Association
  • Phoenix Counseling Center Inc
  • SC Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
  • TriNet
  • Union County Public Schools
  • Vizient, Inc
  • Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
  • Women Owned Networking National

Career Paths

Graduates of this program have gone on to become:

  • Benefits Team Lead
  • Bilingual School Psychologist
  • Chaplain PRN
  • Clinical Care Manager
  • Clinical Director
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Counselor
  • Deputy Superintendent of Schools
  • Director of Ecommerce
  • Director of Utilization Management
  • Director of Vocational Services
  • Founder & President
  • Founder/ Lead Coach
  • Guidance
  • HR Manager
  • Human Resources Generalist
  • Human Resources Manager
  • Human Resources Officer & Corporate Compliance Officer
  • Vice President of Hospice Clinical Practice and Quality

Top Industries

Many of the graduates of this program find themselves working in:

 

  1. Higher Education
  2. Education Management
  3. Hospitals and Health Care
  4. Primary and Secondary Education
  5. Hospital & Health Care
  6. Mental Health Care
  7. Financial Services
  8. Retail
  9. Government Administration
  10. Banking

Curriculum and Learning Opportunities

Psychology majors at Winthrop acquire a broad range of knowledge and skills consistent with both the University's general education goals and the American Psychological Association's Undergraduate Psychology Learning Goals.

Curriculum

Why Winthrop?

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Develop Research Skills

Psychology majors have plentiful opportunities to conduct and present research at professional conferences, often with financial support from the university.

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Small Classes and Exceptional Faculty

Students benefit from personalized attention in small classes taught by award-winning faculty, all of whom have earned the highest degree awarded in their areas of specialization.

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Real World Experience

Gain hands-on field experience and professional training through internships with local therapists, counselors, social workers and more.


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Beyond Graduation

Recent psychology graduates have obtained employment in a wide variety of fields such as health and human services, social services, business, and education, and/or pursued advanced preparation in various specialties of psychology as well as in medicine, law, business, education, and other fields.