Careers in
Industrial/Organizational
Psychology
York College, CUNY
Department of
Psychology
Admissions Open
House
November 11, 2004
I/O Psychologists:
Common Job Titles
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Staff member, manager, director,
vice president of:
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Personnel
Human Resources
Organizational Planning
Organizational Development
Personnel Research
Employee Relations
Training
Affirmative Action
Management Consultant
University Professor
I/O Psychologists:
Common Places of
Employment
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Private Industry
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Financial/banking
Manufacturing
Utilities
Retail
Government
Research & Development
Unions
Trade Associations
Universities
Where to Find Training
Society of I/O Psychologists picks for Top
Graduate Schools:
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Michigan State University
2.
University of Illinois at Urbana–
Champaign
3. Bowling Green State University
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Florida International University
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University of Akron
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University of Minnesota
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University of Michigan
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University of Maryland
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Pennsylvania State University
10. George Mason University
Training Around NYC
SIOP’s rankings:
13 - New York University
17 - University of Connecticut
18 - University at Albany–SUNY
19 - Columbia University
 Other Local I/O Programs:
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Baruch College - MBA in I/O, M.S. &
Ph.D. programs in I/O
Hofstra University - Applied Organizational
Ph.D. & I/0 M.A. programs
NYU's I/O M.A. program
Columbia's Teachers College's M.A. &
Ph.D. in Social/Organizational
Future for I/O
Psychology
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According to the US Business of
Labor Statistics, I/O psychology
is likely to remain competitive
through 2008. They say that
employment demand is high in
consulting firms and that in the
future it is likely that small
business will be looking for
human resource specialists.
I/O Psychologists’
Compensation
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Median salary of an I/O Ph.D.
$90,000 (top 10% >$180,000)
Median salary of an I/O M.A.
$55,000 (top 10% >$150,000)
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What about Clinical Psychology?
Median salary of a Clinical Ph.D.
$51,200
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1997 data, SIOP
2004 data, NIH
Median salary of a counselor
with an M.A. $35,000 (top 25% >$41,500)
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2004 data, APA
What about Business
School (the MBA)?
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Must have significant business
experience before entering
Business School (2-4 years)
 $18,000 - $25,000 tuition per
year
 Average MBA salary $78,224
“Demand for MBA drops following
peak in 2000.”
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Long Island Business News, Aug
16, 2003, P. 5B
Important Information
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York College Admissions Office
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York Psychology Department
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York College Office of Admissions
94-20 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard
Jamaica, New York 11451
(718) 262-2165
http://www.york.cuny.edu/admissions/admi
ssions_welcome.htm
http://www.york.cuny.edu/psy/index.html
(718) 262-2680
Links to Career, Graduate Study & I/O
Websites
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http://www.york.cuny.edu/~washton/studen
t/index.htm#grad