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About Health/Medical Psychology

A program that focuses on the psychological study of health and illness, and recovery, from the perspective that these phenomena arise from a combination of physical, behavioral, and social conditions. Includes instruction in abnormal and social psychology, psychophysiology, psychopharmacology, learning processes, clinical and behavioral therapies, biopsychosocial modeling, clinical procedures and assessment, preventive education, psychotherapy, rehabilitation processes, and research methods.

While Health/Medical Psychology has degrees up to the Post masters certificate, most students study towards a Bachelors degree. Students study Health/Medical Psychology all over the country, though the major at the Bachelors degree level has the most graduates in Washington. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Health/Medical Psychology is $44,000.

Popularity of Health/Medical Psychology Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Health/Medical Psychology degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

Some top jobs related to Health/Medical Psychology, include Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary and Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, both of which are in high demand. Yet there are higher paying careers, like Managers, All Other. the most in-demand position for Health/Medical Psychology majors is Managers, All Other.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Health/Medical Psychology majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Health/Medical Psychology majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
159
Female Students
128 (80%)
Male Students
31 (19%)
White (67, 42%)
Black or African American (31, 19%)
Hispanic or Latino (27, 17%)
Asian (17, 11%)
Two or more races (7, 4%)
U.S. Nonresident (7, 4%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (2, 1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (1, 1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0, <1%)

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