For graduates of a psychology program, there are career options in Idaho for development specialists, social workers, detention officers, spiritual care coordinators, or polygraph examiners. Psychology degrees also have many useful applications beyond the social services realm, and many graduates enter careers in business, public relations, and education. According to the Idaho Department of Labor and Commerce, some of the fastest growing careers are in social work, sales management, education, health services management, and human resources.
The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology program offered by Boise State University is a 128-credit program. It covers a wide range of topics including cognitive psychology, learning, and social psychology. By the time students complete the curriculum, they will have obtained knowledge about current psychological theory, research methodology, and applied statistics. The psychology department of Northwest Nazarene University gives students the opportunity to major in a specific concentration of psychology, including interdisciplinary psychology, industrial and organizational psychology, neuroscience/neuropsychology, and scientist/practitioner, and even has an option to minor in psychology education. In addition, NNU encourages students to become members of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, the National Association of School Psychologists, and the Western Psychological Association. The University of Idaho offers both a BS and BA. Undergraduate psychology students may specialize in human factors, industrial/organizational psychology, aging, and the psychology of emotion.
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University of Phoenix
School Accreditation: North Central Association of Schools and CollegesPrograms Offered:BS in Psychology |
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Boise State University (Boise, ID)
School Accreditation: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Programs Offered: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Bachelor of Science in Psychology
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Brigham Young University-Idaho (Rexburg, ID)
School Accreditation: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Programs Offered: Bachelor of Science in Psychology
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The College of Idaho (Caldwell, ID)
School Accreditation: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Programs Offered: Major in Psychology
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Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID)
School Accreditation: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Programs Offered: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Bachelor of Science in Psychology
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Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, ID)
School Accreditation: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Programs Offered: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Bachelor of Science in Psychology
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Northwest Nazarene University (Nampa, ID)
School Accreditation: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Programs Offered: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Psychology - Industrial and Organizational Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Psychology - Interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Psychology - Neuroscience/Neuropsychology Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Psychology - Scientist/Practitioner Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Neuroscience
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University of Idaho (Moscow, ID)
School Accreditation: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Programs Offered: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Advanced Graduate Preparation Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Mental Health Application Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Nonmental Health Application Bachelor of Science in Psychology Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Advanced Graduate Preparation Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Mental Health Application Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Nonmental Health Application
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