Courses included on this page
On this page find Graduate Outcomes Survey data for 2021/22 leavers for the following course(s):
- Psychology BSc/MSci
Example job titles
- Assistant Clinical Psychologist
- Education Worker
- Employability and Skills Coach
- Human Resources Advisor
- Legal Administrator
- Office Well-being Specialist
- Prison Officer
- Psychological Well-being Practitioner
- Research Assistant
- Social Researcher
- Special Education Needs Teaching Assistant
- Support Worker
- Talent Acquisition Consultant
- Teacher
Example employers
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
- Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
- Education Policy Institute
- Frontline
- HM Prison and Probation Service
- Kantar Group
- KPMG
- Mazars
- Mind
- NHS Trusts
- School
- Turning Point
Response rates to survey
| Response rate | |
|---|---|
| Total in 2021/22 cohort 1 | 110 |
| % response rate | 64% |
Graduate Outcomes by activity
| Activity summary | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Work for an employer 2 | 69% |
| Further study, training or research | 20% |
| Self-employed/own business | |
| Other 3 | 7% |
| Unemployed 4 | 4% |
| Total 5 | 100% |
Occupations, industries and skills
Psychology provides broad training in cognitive, health, social and clinical psychology. Graduates develop attractive skills including teamwork, critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist analytical abilities in statistics and qualitative methods. These skills enable diverse careers across the NHS, education, charity sector and business.
Some graduates opt to work at the strategic level rather than as policy advisers. Others use their understanding of people and data to work in business, taking roles such as market researchers, statisticians, and HR analysts.
Industries
Psychology graduates work across varied sectors including NHS, healthcare, education, government, and charities. Many enter business roles in marketing, user research, human resources, consulting, finance and communications. Their analytical, research, critical thinking and teamwork skills are valuable across public, private and third sectors.
Occupations
Career paths include assistant psychologists, mental health support workers, psychological wellbeing practitioners, policy advisers, market researchers, teachers, statisticians, and HR analysts. Many work in mental health roles across the NHS, private healthcare and charities. Some positions may require additional experience or further study, particularly in mental health or specialist education.
Further study
Psychology graduates often choose to increase their specialist knowledge in psychologist fields such as health, forensic and clinical psychology through further study.
Graduate Outcomes explained
The Graduate Outcomes Survey is the UK's largest social survey, capturing the activities and perspectives of graduates 15 months after graduation. The University of Bath has an excellent graduate employment record, featuring in the top ten for graduate prospects in three major national league tables 6. Read more about the survey and overall statistics for Bath's graduates on What do first degree Bath graduates do?