Become a Psychologist

If you are considering a degree in sports psychology, you have approximately 14 on-campus sports psychology schools to choose from. And there are about 3 sports psychology schools online that you can consider.

In 2010, in the US, 176 students graduated with sports psychology degrees. In 2010, the three largest sports psychology schools in the nation were:

• Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI)
• Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)
• Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)

Sports Psychology Salaries and Career Outlook

Many of those with degrees in sports psychology choose to become sports psychologists. If you decide to go this route, you will be joining the ranks of an estimated 293, 380 sports psychologists in the US, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2010, California state had over 22, 100 sports psychologists, which was the largest population of sports psychologists in the country. Approximately 323, 430 sports psychologists are estimated to be working in the US by 2018. This predicted growth is faster than the growth projected for all careers nationwide.

As a sports psychologist you can expect to earn an average salary of $62, 295 per year. But, a variety of factors such as shift differentials or your employer can affect the exact amount your make. The variation in salary for a sports psychologist can range from less than $40, 498 to more than $89, 188 per year.