Careers and Graduate Study
Jessie Wiley,
Class of 2007
Presentation at the Association for Psychological Science,
May, 2007
"The psychology professors at Butler expect students to perform at
a graduate level. I am in one of the nation's top counseling
psychology programs at Northwestern University, and honestly the
classes I am taking are easier than upper level classes at Butler!
Because Butler gave me such a solid foundation of knowledge and
academic skills, I am thoroughly prepared for graduate
school."
By completing our program, undergraduate students prepare
themselves for a variety of employment and educational
opportunities. About one-third of our students attend graduate
school immediately after completing our program. Another one-third
enter graduate school after working for one to five years in a
field related to psychology. Most of these students enter graduate
programs in psychology, social work, and counseling. Some attend
medical and law school. The remaining students begin careers in a
wide range of fields, most of which are health care or service
related (pharmaceutical companies, non-profit organizations, health
care services, management, computer services, human resources,
sales, education, or advertising).
Among the graduate programs our students have attended over the
past few years are:
- Arizona State University
- Ball State University
- Butler University
- Clemson University
- Colorado State University
- Columbia University
- DePaul University
- Florida State University
- Indiana University
- Indiana Univ./Purdue Univ.-Indianapolis
- Loyola University
- James Madison University
- Marquette University
- Northwestern University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Purdue University
- Texas Tech University
- University of Akron
- University of Alabama
- University of Arkansas
- University of Colorado
- University of Connecticut
- University of Denver
- University of Illinois
- University of Indianapolis
- University of Kentucky
- University of Louisville
- University of Maryland
- University of Memphis
- University of Michigan
- University of Missouri-St. Louis
- University of Richmond
- University of St. Francis
- University of South Carolina
- University of Southern Illinois
- University of Texas
- Virginia Tech University
- Wake Forest University
- Washington University-St. Louis
- Western Michigan