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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a psych major and now work in market research for a Fortune 500 company. I am VERY glad I got my psych degree- having that background knowledge has helped me in so many ways with my job (designing, administering, and analyzing surveys/survey results, analyzing consumer behavior, considering demographics, etc.) I did end up getting my MBA, but that would have been necessary to move up in the field even if I would have majored in something more applied like marketing or business or statistics.

I agree that if you want to work in the psychology field specifically then a graduate degree is necessary (clinical psychologist, psych professor, school psychologist, therapist etc.) but I disagree completely that it is useless on its own. there are many many fields where having a grasp on human behavior and an understanding of research methods and statistics are enormously helpful. [/quote]

There is a difference between something that is useful to you in doing your job vs. something that is desired or respected by employers looking to hire.  A psych degree is useless in applying for jobs.  That's what most of us mean by "useless."

Now, maybe you use your understanding of psychological concepts in manipulating consumers' behavior, in interacting with the public as a police officer or investigator,  or in understanding your employees -- so an individual can find some applications for what they learned through their psych degree.  But, in terms of getting a job, I feel very certain in saying that a psych degree has not been "useful" in getting an interview  or being hired.  Almost any other degree would be more "useful" in getting the attention of an employer than a psych degree.[/quote]

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