Psychology can be described as the study of human behavior in simple words. MA Psychology aims at enabling the students in identification of issue related to emotions, behavior, and psychology. These skills provide graduates with endless opportunities.

There are a number of fields where a psychology graduate can make a successful career. Such fields are of health psychology, clinical psychology, sports psychology, educational psychology, school counseling, industrial psychology, social work, and counseling psychology.

They can work in different sectors like in defense forces, prisons, advertising industry, vocational rehabilitation centers, community mental health centers on the profiles of psychiatric assistant, urban planning officer, forensic psychologist, personnel administration, public relation officer, research psychologist, media, clergy.

Top recruiters for Psychology students are:

• Fortis
• Apollo
• Columbia Asia
• Max
• Medanta
• Care Hospitals

MA Psychology graduates can work for top companies at different job profiles. Some of them are given below in the table.

MA Psychology: Salary Trends

In today’s hectic and fast moving world there is a huge demand for psychologists. More people are getting mentally ill then physically because there is a large level of stress in people of every age group. Projected employment for psychologists is around 190,000. According to the figures given by Occupational Outlook Handbook, the annual median salary of an experienced psychologist in 2014 was around 24 lakhs. While on an average an entry-level candidate can earn up to 30,000 INR per month.