NEUROPSYCHOLOGY


Neuropsychology Programs and Employment Opportunities

After graduating from one of the neuropsychology programs, a graduate can find work in a number of different areas.
A graduate from one of the various neuropsychology programs can expect to find employment working in clinical settings, either in private practice or a hospital setting, working with patients experiencing neurological disorders. These disorders could be the result of strokes, head injuries or other neuropsychological problems. A neuropsychologist may also find work in a rehabilitation center and may often become part of the management of these centers.
If you choose to specialize in pediatric clinical neuropsychology, you can find employment as a school consultant in addition to working in a hospital or private practice.
Graduating from one of the neuropsychology programs with a research focus will allow you to find employment in laboratories supervising the effects of experimental pharmaceutical drugs for drug companies.
You may also be able to find work in a university teaching and conducting research into various issues such as how brain functioning influences thoughts and behavior. You may even do research in the area of artificial intelligence.
You may even find yourself testifying as an expert witness in court cases after graduating from one of the many neuropsychology programs available.
The salary for graduates from neuropsychology programs tend to be higher than the salary of graduates from other psychology programs. The average salary of a neurospsychologist is approximately $91,000 a year.
Neuropsychology programs offer the opportunity to explore an exciting and rewarding field of psychology. The ability to focus on either research or clinical work in these neuropsychology programs will allow you to choose which area of neuropsychology that you would like to work in.