Online Colleges for Psychology & Mental Health

Psychology and Mental Health Online Colleges

You can find online psychology and mental health degrees available at all levels of education. Whether you want to start out learning the basic building blocks through an associate degree in psychology or focus on a specific field through a master's degree in crisis management and response, you'll find options that suit your academic needs and personal interests. In fact, the more you progress in your education, the more you'll find programs centered on specific areas. For instance, you can find degrees such as the doctor of counseling psychology or the doctor of health psychology at the advanced level. Some of these advanced psychology and mental health programs focus more on theory while others may focus more on practical application, so be sure to understand the context of the program and its emphasis before signing on for advanced training.

If you've obtained a master's degree, you could pursue a career as a mental health counselor, an occupation where the mean annual earned wages were $41,360, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics 2010 data. In addition to being able to help people with their problems, this occupation could also be rewarding since job growth is predicted to increase by 24 percent between 2008 and 2018. Related occupations include work as a marriage and family therapist or rehabilitation counselor. If you want to become a psychologist, you'll need a doctoral degree. Psychologists earned mean annual wages of $72,540, according to 2010 BLS data, and with growth in the field expected at 12 percent between 2008 and 2018, you could find job opportunities available in hospitals, social service agencies, educational institutions or government agencies.

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