Education
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Median salary
$80,330
Typical range
$48k – $159k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
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Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
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Junior Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Entry / Junior
$47,870
~2 yrs to advance
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Established
$80,330
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Senior
$119,615
Key skills
A typical day
- •Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as abnormal psychology, cognitive processes, and work motivation.
- •Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- •Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- •Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- •Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
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