Miami offers several options to those seeking psychology degrees. Local universities with psychology programs include Florida International University, the University of Miami, Barry University, and St. Thomas University. Nova Southeastern University, in nearby Fort Lauderdale, also hosts an extensive psychology department with a number of subspecialties including counseling, forensic psychology, and substance abuse studies.
Miami's current employment levels in the field of psychology are quite promising, coming in at almost 900 full-time jobs for all psychology areas combined. Florida employment projections suggest that counseling, clinical and school psychologists will see a 2.54 % in the number of jobs available annually, with opportunities for post-secondary psychology teachers increasing at a rate of 3.33%, and opportunities for counselors, social and religious workers at an annual rate of 2.49%.
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