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With only a BA it is going to be difficult to find a good job in a psychology-related field. I mean, you will probably find something great for experience, but to pay the bills, forget about it. I've been there. I was a double major in Sociology and Psych in undergrad. And forget HR. It is close to impossible to find a job in that field with Graduate level education, let alone just a Bachelor's degree. I have many friends who are in HR and unemployed or working as secretaries, or secretaries/assistants to the HR Director (who in a lot of cases has been at the job for awhile with no immediate plans to move on anytime soon). If education is what you want to do, I would look into that. There is always a need for teachers, they make a pretty decent salary with raises, and summers off (or well for the most part summers off). Also I don't know about other cities, but here in NYC they have the fellows program that helps pay for a Master's in teaching and offers you a teaching job while getting your Master's in exchange for working in high-risk schools. To everyone considering going on in psychology I highly recommend picking up a copy of the DSM-IV if you haven't already. Also learn about the different medications prescribed for the various disorders. This information is priceless and even as a Social Worker, I am exposed to this on a daily basis. I can understand your being burnt out with school so I recommend taking some time off after graduation to figure out exactly what you want to do. However, in this day and age, a BA degree is more of the equivalent of a HS diploma so if you (well anyone) is looking to get ahead in any field for the most part, graduate education is pretty much unavoidable, especially especially if you decide to stay in psychology or anything related to human services. I kind of blame the colleges but so many new grads coming from undergrad with a BA in Psych or even a BSW have the false impression they will immediately walk into an awesome paying job in psych or human-related services, providing supervision to other employees, running programs, etc. but without a Master's and lots of years of experience that's NOT going to happen. Again take it from someone who has been there, and is going through this exact same thing right now. Oh, also with a degree in education there are so many things you can also do in a psychology-related field. For example, in the mental health agency I work in, we have an education program that hires teachers to work with clients that have severe psychiatric disorders to help them obtain their HS diploma. I also worked at a residential treatment center for children that had a school on site with teachers. It helps to have the psychology background in working with these populations. Good luck and if you have any other questions, feel free to PM me. I also have a close friend who is getting her doctorate in psychology right now and I am sure she would be able to answer any questions you (or any psych majors) have about this.
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