Well, at least we beat these guys: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/28/the-13-worst-paying-colle_n_911809.html#s317428&title=Children_and_Family
----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] Date: Thursday, July 28, 2011 7:12 am Subject: [tips] Oh, dear ... To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > > The latest issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science > contains the following paper: > > > Perspectives on Psychological Science > Volume 6, Number 4 > > > > Psychology Degrees: Employment, Wage, and Career Trajectory > Consequences > D.W. Rajecki and Victor M.H. Borden > Psychology is a very popular bachelor's degree, so the > psychological science community should be thrilled, right? > However, the authors of this article found that psychology > professionals fall into the lower salary tiers across the board. > Not only do individuals with undergraduate degrees receive lower > starting salaries and experience repeated job seeking, but > individuals with master's degrees and faculty positions in > psychology also receive lower salaries than do their colleagues > in other academic fields. These findings show that there are > relative economic disadvantages associated with psychology > degrees that should be communicated to prospective psychology > majors. > > There is probably nothing new that you did not already know or > suspect, but I thought the paper would interest many of you. > > > > Miguel > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98f18&n=T&l=tips&o=11644or > send a blank email to > leave-11644-13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98...@fsulist.frostburg.edu Don Allen Retired professor Langara College --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=11648 or send a blank email to leave-11648-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
