Psychology is an interesting field that attempts to understand human behavior, and many pursue it to help others (Haselhuhn & Clopton, 2008). This field of study leads to many opportunities which is an advantage of the field but can also be a disadvantage. If psychology students want to pursue a graduate degree, they need to consider which subfield they will specialize in. There are a variety of sub-disciplines in the psychology field: clinical, counseling, industrial organization, experimental/research, neuroscience, cognition, forensic, etc. (Feist, 2006). The disadvantage is that if students do not know what to specialize in, it might feel daunting to explore all the options. There is also a disadvantage for students who do not want to pursue a graduate degree; Pinkus and Korn (1973) argued that there is no clear path for students with a bachelor’s in psychology. Due to this mystery in psychology students’ career opportunities, the purpose of this research is to investigate San Jose State University psychology alumni’s current occupations, salaries, and how graduate school affected their incomes. This analysis and interpretation of archival data will be used to convey different career opportunities in psychology to students at San Jose State University (SJSU). This analysis has the potential to help other students have a broader understanding of the paths they may choose in this field

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McNair Research Journal SJSUVolume 14 Spring 2018 Article 92018The Aftermath for Psychology Students:Questionnaire Administered to SJSU AlumniLluvia GonzalezFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/mcnairThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in McNair Research Journal SJSU byan authorized editor of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact scholarworks@sjsu.edu.Recommended CitationGonzalez, Lluvia (2018) "The Aftermath for Psychology Students: Questionnaire Administered to SJSU Alumni," McNair ResearchJournal SJSU: Vol. 14 , Article 9.Available at: http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/mcnair/vol14/iss1/9113                                                         Lluvia Gonzalez  Major: Psychology  Mentor: Dr. Valerie Carr  The Aftermath for Psychology Students: Questionnaire Administered to SJSU Alumni     Biography  Lluvia is a fourth year, going on to fifth year, and a proud psychology student! In her youth, she always pondered why people are the way they are which lead to a natural curiosity in investigating human behavior. My past research involves investigating where SJSU psychology students go after their undergraduate studies, and how caffeine effects memory consolidation. We, as a species, are intrigued by what we do not know, and Lluvia is most passionate about what else we can learn about the functions of the brain. In the fall of 2018, she plans to apply to graduate schools to specialize in the neuroscience.  1Gonzalez: The Aftermath for Psychology Students: Questionnaire AdministeredPublished by SJSU ScholarWorks, 2018114  The Aftermath for Psychology Students: Questionnaire Administered to SJSU Alumni  Abstract Psychology is an interesting field that attempts to understand human behavior, and many pursue it to help others (Haselhuhn & Clopton, 2008). This field of study leads to many opportunities which is an advantage of the field but can also be a disadvantage. If psychology students want to pursue a graduate degree, they need to consider which subfield they will specialize in. There are a variety of sub-disciplines in the psychology field: clinical, counseling, industrial organization, experimental/research, neuroscience, cognition, forensic, etc. (Feist, 2006). The disadvantage is that if students do not know what to specialize in, it might feel daunting to explore all the options. There is also a disadvantage for students who do not want to pursue a graduate degree; Pinkus and Korn (1973) argued that there is no clear path for students with a bachelor’s in psychology. Due to this mystery in psychology students’ career opportunities, the purpose of this research is to investigate San Jose State University psychology alumni’s current occupations, salaries, and how graduate school affected their incomes. This analysis and interpretation of archival data will be used to convey different career opportunities in psychology to students at San Jose State University (SJSU).  This analysis has the potential to help other students have a broader understanding of the paths they may choose in this field.  There are countless questions psychology students will need to know to ask while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Do you want a PhD or PsyD? Do you want a Masters or PhD? Are you research oriented or focused on clinical work? What population do you want to work with: infants, toddlers, adolescent, adults, or older persons? After asking yourself these questions, the next steps are to research careers of interest, interview a person in that position, and decide to focus on achieving that career goal. Even though there are numerous opportunities in the psychology field, some are skeptical of psychology students finding a job related to their field (Borden & Rajecki, 2000; Haselhuhn & 2McNair Research Journal SJSU, Vol. 14 [2018], Art. 9http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/mcnair/vol14/iss1/9115  Clopton, 2008). As a student, I went through this whole process with environmental studies, clinical psychology, and currently, behavioral neuroscience. These steps might feel overwhelming, but they are essential for career exploration and satisfaction.  Korn and Nodine (1975) investigated why psychology students do not know more about what happens after graduation, and my curiosity led me to ask the same question: Where are psychology students today? The respondents to the questionnaire this research is based on are BS/BA psychology graduates or graduates from one of the master’s degree programs at (SJSU): M.A. Research and Experimental Psychology, M.S. Industrial and Organization, and M.S. Clinical Psychology. Although SJSU does not offer a PhD or PsyD program, some of the respondents completed their degrees at SJSU and went on to pursue their PhD/PsyD at other institutions. Without the generosity of the psychology department, this analysis would not be possible. They were responsible for creating the questionnaire and administering it to SJSU alumni, while I received their CSV file and a copy of their questionnaire.  Method In 2016, the Psychology Department at SJSU sent out questionnaires to over 300 alumni. A copy of The Psychology Alumni Survey and the CSV file of the responses was provided by request. The data set was not analyzed prior to investigation. There were a total of 37 questions and only selected questions were analyzed for this study. While cleaning the data, reasons for eliminating responses included failure to complete the online survey and multiple entries for one participant. After revision, 319 responses were used for this study. Jupyter Notebook with Python was used to illustrate visual demographics, statistical means, and regression analysis. Figure 1 demonstrates that the population consisted of the majority being female, while Figure 3 illustrates that White is the majority ethnic demographic, with Asian and Hispanic or Latino following. In Figure 2, the average age is approximately 40 years old with a standard deviation of 16.55; the minimum age was 22, and the maximum was 84. This signifies that there was great diversity among psychology alumni who graduated that year and those who retired.  3Gonzalez: The Aftermath for Psychology Students: Questionnaire AdministeredPublished by SJSU ScholarWorks, 2018116     Figure 1: Gender: Male(1), Female(2)   Figure 2: Age: mean 39.79 4McNair Research Journal SJSU, Vol. 14 [2018], Art. 9http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/mcnair/vol14/iss1/9117   Figure 3: Ethnicity: Did not answer question (0), American Indian or Alaskan Native (1), Asian (2), Black or African American (3), Hispanic or Latino (4), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (5), White (6), Mix Ethnicity (7)  Results From the 37 questions, the following were of interest for this study:  1)    How many years after you finished college did you start your graduate or professional education? 2)    How well do you feel the SJSU psychology department prepared you for your graduate or professional education? 3)    What is your annual salary in U.S. dollars? 4)    What is your current occupation?  The analysis revealed that students took about a two year break on average before they started their graduate or professional education. Figure 5 illustrates that the majority of psychology students felt that the psychology department at SJSU “more than adequately” prepared them for their graduate or professional education. As shown in Figure 6, the average 5Gonzalez: The Aftermath for Psychology Students: Questionnaire AdministeredPublished by SJSU ScholarWorks, 2018118  yearly income was about $87,000. The survey allowed participants to enter what they did for a living, and based on the responses they were placed in one of nine broader categories: Law, Human Services, Administration, Business and Industry, Education, Human Resources, Research, Non-employed, and Retired. There is a greater placement rate in Human Services which suggests that Ware and Meyer’s (1981) earlier findings were valid.  Figure 4: How well do you feel the SJSU Psychology Department prepared you for your graduate or professional education? Very well (1), More than adequately (2), Adequately (3), Less than adequately (4)  Figure 5: How many years after you finished college 6McNair Research Journal SJSU, Vol. 14 [2018], Art. 9http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/mcnair/vol14/iss1/9119  did you start your graduate or professional education? Less than 1 year (1), 1 to 2 years (2), 3 to 5 years (3), 6 to 10 years (4), More than 10 years (5)  Figure 6: What is your annual salary in U.S. dollars? 0 – 25000 (1), 25,001 - 50,000 (2), 50,001 - 75,000 (3), 75,001 - 100,000 (4), 100,001 - 125,000 (5), 125,001 - 150,000 (6), 150,001 - 175,000 (7), 175,001 - 200,000 (8), 200,001+ (9)  Figure 7: What is your current occupation? Law, Human Services, Administration, Business and Industry, Education, Human Resources, Research, Not Employed, Retired  Data visualization was achieved through Seaborn library. A pointplot was created to illustrate Figure 8 and Figure 9 describing the 7Gonzalez: The Aftermath for Psychology Students: Questionnaire AdministeredPublished by SJSU ScholarWorks, 2018120  relationship between type of employment and yearly salary, and an lmplot was created to illustrate Figure 10 displaying a positive linear regression. lmplot aids the visual regressions of yearly income and the type of degree students pursue. The majority of the participants earned more than a bachelor’s degree, which implies that they either pursued a master’s or PhD. Between earning a Bachelor of Arts versus in Science, most chose to do a Bachelor of Arts. One linear regression suggests that yearly salary is higher for those who earned a Bachelor of Arts versus a Bachelor of Science degree. As assumed, those who pursued graduate degrees earned higher salaries.   Figure 8: Visualization of current occupation and income on a pointplot: Yes, they went to graduate school (1/blue) and No, they did not attend graduate school (2/green)   Figure 9: Visualization of current occupation and income on a pointplot: the average of 8McNair Research Journal SJSU, Vol. 14 [2018], Art. 9http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/mcnair/vol14/iss1/9121  alumni with graduate school and those with only a Bachelor’s Degree   Figure 10: Visualization of a linear regression of graduate degree (yes/no) and income on an lmplot: Yes, they attended graduate school (1) or No, they did not attend graduate school (2)  Limitations This study analyzed data already collected from the psychology department in an attempt to understand what SJSU psychology students pursue after graduation. Due to having one source of data retrieval, this is not generalizable to the whole population of psychology graduates. Future studies should collect surveys from a variety of institutions. Additionally, the distribution of electronic surveys increases extraneous factors that participants might have encountered, including time of day they completed the survey or multi-tasking while completing the survey. There was no further analysis of students in the master’s degree programs in regard to which area was the most impacted: Clinical, Experimental, and Industrial Organization. Future investigation on trends in graduate studies could be insightful. Longitudinal study or a cross-sectional study might aid research findings in this area so that a survey can be taken every year, from one year after graduation to the year they have retired. Future research in this 9Gonzalez: The Aftermath for Psychology Students: Questionnaire AdministeredPublished by SJSU ScholarWorks, 2018122  field is essential and insightful for the many who pursue a degree in psychology.   Conclusion The research findings support past research: psychology students primarily pursue careers in human services, pursuing more education will increase yearly salary, and more females are in the professions involving psychology. Also, students who studied psychology at San Jose State University felt that it prepared them for their future endeavors in education. The analysis of this data can be used to compare other university programs in regards to the trends in occupation and demographics. Due to this data being a cross-sectional study, future studies should consider tracking graduates on a two-year basis as a longitudinal study. With enough research in this field, university faculty advisors will be able to guide students and suggest routes according to their interests and trends in this field. This in turn may make the process of exploring career routes and professional education endeavors in psychology more efficient.   References Borden, V. H., & Rajecki, D. W. (2000). First-year employment outcomes of psychology baccalaureates: Relatedness, preparedness, and prospects. Teaching Of Psychology, 27(3), 164-168. doi:10.1207/S15328023TOP2703_01 Careers in the field of Psychology (n.d.). Careers in Psychology. Retrieved from https://careersinpsychology.org/psychology-careers Feist, G. J. (2006). Why the studies of science need a psychology of science. Review Of General Psychology, 10(2), 183-187. doi:10.1037/1089-2680.10.2.183 Haselhuhn, C. W., & Clopton, K. L. (2008). The representation of applied psychology areas in areas in introductory psychology textbooks. Teaching Of Psychology, 35(3), 205-209. doi:10.1080/00986280802189130Grusec  Korn, J. H., & Nodine, B. F. (1975). Facts and questions concerning career training of the psychology major. Teaching Of Psychology, 2(3), 117-119. doi:10.1207/s15328023top0203_6 10McNair Research Journal SJSU, Vol. 14 [2018], Art. 9http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/mcnair/vol14/iss1/9123  Pinkus, R. B., & Korn, J. H. (1973). The professional option: An alternative to graduate work in psychology. American Psychologist, 28(8), 710-718. doi:10.1037/h0035763 Psychology Department of San Jose State University (2016). Psychology Alumni Survey. Ware, M. E., & Meyer, A. E. (1981). Career versatility of the psychology major: A survey of graduates. Teaching Of Psychology, 8(1), 12-15. doi:10.1207/s15328023top0801_3 What Can I do with this Major? (n.d.). Psychology. Retrieved from https://whatcanidowiththismajor.com/major/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/psychology.pdf                     11Gonzalez: The Aftermath for Psychology Students: Questionnaire AdministeredPublished by SJSU ScholarWorks, 2018

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Volume 14 Spring 2018 Article 9
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The Aftermath for Psychology Students:
Questionnaire Administered to SJSU Alumni
Lluvia Gonzalez
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Lluvia Gonzalez 
 
Major: 
Psychology 
 
Mentor: Dr. Valerie Carr 
 
The Aftermath for Psychology 
Students: Questionnaire 
Administered to SJSU Alumni 
 
 
 
 
Biography 
 
Lluvia is a fourth year, going on to fifth 
year, and a proud psychology student! 
In her youth, she always pondered why 
people are the way they are which lead 
to a natural curiosity in investigating 
human behavior. My past research 
involves investigating where SJSU 
psychology students go after their 
undergraduate studies, and how 
caffeine effects memory 
consolidation. We, as a species, are 
intrigued by what we do not know, and 
Lluvia is most passionate about what 
else we can learn about the functions 
of the brain. In the fall of 2018, she 
plans to apply to graduate schools to 
specialize in the neuroscience. 
 
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The Aftermath for Psychology Students: Questionnaire 
Administered to SJSU Alumni 
 
Abstract 
Psychology is an interesting field that attempts to understand 
human behavior, and many pursue it to help others (Haselhuhn & Clopton, 
2008). This field of study leads to many opportunities which is an 
advantage of the field but can also be a disadvantage. If psychology 
students want to pursue a graduate degree, they need to consider which 
subfield they will specialize in. There are a variety of sub-disciplines in 
the psychology field: clinical, counseling, industrial organization, 
experimental/research, neuroscience, cognition, forensic, etc. (Feist, 
2006). The disadvantage is that if students do not know what to specialize 
in, it might feel daunting to explore all the options. There is also a 
disadvantage for students who do not want to pursue a graduate degree; 
Pinkus and Korn (1973) argued that there is no clear path for students with 
a bachelor’s in psychology. Due to this mystery in psychology students’ 
career opportunities, the purpose of this research is to investigate San Jose 
State University psychology alumni’s current occupations, salaries, and 
how graduate school affected their incomes. This analysis and 
interpretation of archival data will be used to convey different career 
opportunities in psychology to students at San Jose State University 
(SJSU).  This analysis has the potential to help other students have a 
broader understanding of the paths they may choose in this field. 
 
There are countless questions psychology students will need to 
know to ask while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Do you 
want a PhD or PsyD? Do you want a Masters or PhD? Are you research 
oriented or focused on clinical work? What population do you want to 
work with: infants, toddlers, adolescent, adults, or older persons? After 
asking yourself these questions, the next steps are to research careers of 
interest, interview a person in that position, and decide to focus on 
achieving that career goal. Even though there are numerous opportunities 
in the psychology field, some are skeptical of psychology students finding 
a job related to their field (Borden & Rajecki, 2000; Haselhuhn & 
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Clopton, 2008). As a student, I went through this whole process with 
environmental studies, clinical psychology, and currently, behavioral 
neuroscience. These steps might feel overwhelming, but they are essential 
for career exploration and satisfaction.  
Korn and Nodine (1975) investigated why psychology students do 
not know more about what happens after graduation, and my curiosity led 
me to ask the same question: Where are psychology students today? The 
respondents to the questionnaire this research is based on are BS/BA 
psychology graduates or graduates from one of the master’s degree 
programs at (SJSU): M.A. Research and Experimental Psychology, M.S. 
Industrial and Organization, and M.S. Clinical Psychology. Although 
SJSU does not offer a PhD or PsyD program, some of the respondents 
completed their degrees at SJSU and went on to pursue their PhD/PsyD at 
other institutions. Without the generosity of the psychology department, 
this analysis would not be possible. They were responsible for creating the 
questionnaire and administering it to SJSU alumni, while I received their 
CSV file and a copy of their questionnaire. 
 
Method 
In 2016, the Psychology Department at SJSU sent out 
questionnaires to over 300 alumni. A copy of The Psychology Alumni 
Survey and the CSV file of the responses was provided by request. The 
data set was not analyzed prior to investigation. There were a total of 37 
questions and only selected questions were analyzed for this study. While 
cleaning the data, reasons for eliminating responses included failure to 
complete the online survey and multiple entries for one participant. After 
revision, 319 responses were used for this study. Jupyter Notebook with 
Python was used to illustrate visual demographics, statistical means, and 
regression analysis. Figure 1 demonstrates that the population consisted of 
the majority being female, while Figure 3 illustrates that White is the 
majority ethnic demographic, with Asian and Hispanic or Latino 
following. In Figure 2, the average age is approximately 40 years old with 
a standard deviation of 16.55; the minimum age was 22, and the maximum 
was 84. This signifies that there was great diversity among psychology 
alumni who graduated that year and those who retired. 
 
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Figure 1: Gender: Male(1), Female(2) 
 
 
Figure 2: Age: mean 39.79 
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Figure 3: Ethnicity: Did not answer question (0), American 
Indian or Alaskan Native (1), Asian (2), Black or African 
American (3), Hispanic or Latino (4), Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander (5), White (6), Mix Ethnicity (7) 
 
Results 
From the 37 questions, the following were of interest for this 
study: 
 
1)    How many years after you finished college did you 
start your graduate or professional education? 
2)    How well do you feel the SJSU psychology 
department prepared you for your graduate or professional 
education? 
3)    What is your annual salary in U.S. dollars? 
4)    What is your current occupation? 
 
The analysis revealed that students took about a two year break on average 
before they started their graduate or professional education. Figure 5 
illustrates that the majority of psychology students felt that the psychology 
department at SJSU “more than adequately” prepared them for their 
graduate or professional education. As shown in Figure 6, the average 
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yearly income was about $87,000. The survey allowed participants to 
enter what they did for a living, and based on the responses they were 
placed in one of nine broader categories: Law, Human Services, 
Administration, Business and Industry, Education, Human Resources, 
Research, Non-employed, and Retired. There is a greater placement rate in 
Human Services which suggests that Ware and Meyer’s (1981) earlier 
findings were valid. 
 
Figure 4: How well do you feel the SJSU Psychology 
Department prepared you for your graduate or 
professional education? Very well (1), More than 
adequately (2), Adequately (3), Less than adequately (4) 
 
Figure 5: How many years after you finished college 
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did you start your graduate or professional education? 
Less than 1 year (1), 1 to 2 years (2), 3 to 5 years (3), 
6 to 10 years (4), More than 10 years (5) 
 
Figure 6: What is your annual salary in U.S. dollars? 
0 – 25000 (1), 25,001 - 50,000 (2), 50,001 - 75,000 (3), 
75,001 - 100,000 (4), 100,001 - 125,000 (5), 
125,001 - 150,000 (6), 150,001 - 175,000 (7), 
175,001 - 200,000 (8), 200,001+ (9) 
 
Figure 7: What is your current occupation? Law, Human Services, Administration, 
Business and Industry, Education, Human Resources, Research, Not Employed, Retired 
 
Data visualization was achieved through Seaborn library. A 
pointplot was created to illustrate Figure 8 and Figure 9 describing the 
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relationship between type of employment and yearly salary, and an lmplot 
was created to illustrate Figure 10 displaying a positive linear regression. 
lmplot aids the visual regressions of yearly income and the type of degree 
students pursue. The majority of the participants earned more than a 
bachelor’s degree, which implies that they either pursued a master’s or 
PhD. Between earning a Bachelor of Arts versus in Science, most chose to 
do a Bachelor of Arts. One linear regression suggests that yearly salary is 
higher for those who earned a Bachelor of Arts versus a Bachelor of 
Science degree. As assumed, those who pursued graduate degrees earned 
higher salaries. 
 
 
Figure 8: Visualization of current occupation and income on a pointplot: Yes, 
they went to graduate school (1/blue) and No, they did not attend graduate school 
(2/green) 
 
 
Figure 9: Visualization of current occupation and income on a pointplot: the average of 
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alumni with graduate school and those with only a Bachelor’s Degree 
 
 
Figure 10: Visualization of a linear regression of graduate degree (yes/no) and 
income on an lmplot: Yes, they attended graduate school (1) or No, they did not attend 
graduate school (2) 
 
Limitations 
This study analyzed data already collected from the psychology 
department in an attempt to understand what SJSU psychology students 
pursue after graduation. Due to having one source of data retrieval, this is 
not generalizable to the whole population of psychology graduates. Future 
studies should collect surveys from a variety of institutions. Additionally, 
the distribution of electronic surveys increases extraneous factors that 
participants might have encountered, including time of day they completed 
the survey or multi-tasking while completing the survey. There was no 
further analysis of students in the master’s degree programs in regard to 
which area was the most impacted: Clinical, Experimental, and Industrial 
Organization. Future investigation on trends in graduate studies could be 
insightful. Longitudinal study or a cross-sectional study might aid research 
findings in this area so that a survey can be taken every year, from one 
year after graduation to the year they have retired. Future research in this 
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field is essential and insightful for the many who pursue a degree in 
psychology. 
 
 Conclusion 
The research findings support past research: psychology students primarily 
pursue careers in human services, pursuing more education will increase 
yearly salary, and more females are in the professions involving 
psychology. Also, students who studied psychology at San Jose State 
University felt that it prepared them for their future endeavors in 
education. The analysis of this data can be used to compare other 
university programs in regards to the trends in occupation and 
demographics. Due to this data being a cross-sectional study, future 
studies should consider tracking graduates on a two-year basis as a 
longitudinal study. With enough research in this field, university faculty 
advisors will be able to guide students and suggest routes according to 
their interests and trends in this field. This in turn may make the process of 
exploring career routes and professional education endeavors in 
psychology more efficient.  
 
References 
Borden, V. H., & Rajecki, D. W. (2000). First-year employment outcomes 
of psychology baccalaureates: Relatedness, preparedness, and 
prospects. Teaching Of Psychology, 27(3), 164-168. 
doi:10.1207/S15328023TOP2703_01 
Careers in the field of Psychology (n.d.). Careers in Psychology. Retrieved 
from https://careersinpsychology.org/psychology-careers 
Feist, G. J. (2006). Why the studies of science need a psychology of 
science. Review Of General Psychology, 10(2), 183-187. 
doi:10.1037/1089-2680.10.2.183 
Haselhuhn, C. W., & Clopton, K. L. (2008). The representation of applied 
psychology areas in areas in introductory psychology textbooks. 
Teaching Of Psychology, 35(3), 205-209. 
doi:10.1080/00986280802189130Grusec  
Korn, J. H., & Nodine, B. F. (1975). Facts and questions concerning career 
training of the psychology major. Teaching Of Psychology, 2(3), 
117-119. doi:10.1207/s15328023top0203_6 
10
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Pinkus, R. B., & Korn, J. H. (1973). The professional option: An 
alternative to graduate work in psychology. American 
Psychologist, 28(8), 710-718. doi:10.1037/h0035763 
Psychology Department of San Jose State University (2016). Psychology 
Alumni Survey. 
Ware, M. E., & Meyer, A. E. (1981). Career versatility of the psychology 
major: A survey of graduates. Teaching Of Psychology, 8(1), 12-
15. doi:10.1207/s15328023top0801_3 
What Can I do with this Major? (n.d.). Psychology. Retrieved from 
https://whatcanidowiththismajor.com/major/wp-
content/uploads/2018/02/psychology.pdf                
 
 
 
  
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