Postbaccalaureate Salaries of Psychology Majors From a Historically Black University: How Much Does a Master’s Degree Add?

Amy E. Sibulkin; J. S. Butler

doi:10.1177/0098628316649490

Postbaccalaureate Salaries of Psychology Majors From a Historically Black University: How Much Does a Master’s Degree Add?

Amy E. Sibulkin, J. S. Butler

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A sample of predominantly African American psychology major baccalaureates from a historically Black university self-reported job types, salaries, and master’s degree completion. For this pre-2009 recession sample, we found that (a) the rates of employment were quite high; (b) most jobs were related to health, mental health, social work, and education; and (c) the average salary was comparable to national estimates. After controlling for GPA, completion of a master’s degree predicted substantially higher salaries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	250-254
Number of pages	5
Journal	Teaching of Psychology
Volume	43
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0098628316649490
State	Published - Jul 1 2016

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employment
historically Black colleges
master’s degrees
psychology majors
research experience
salary

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