What education would I need to work in the Psychological Department of a Hospital?

Richard S: What education would I need to work in the Psychological Department of a Hospital?
I’m interested in going into this department. What high school and college education would I need in order to get a good well paying job in that department?

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Answer by Ryan Joseph
Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Answer by michele
To get a job that pays well in the psychology department of a hospital, you would likely need an M.D. (work as a psychiatrist). You could work with patients as a master’s level therapist, but they do not make much money at the job ( don’t count on more than 35k-40k, and even that could be pushing it). With a bachelor’s degree in psychology, you could work in the department as a psych tech, but your pay would scarcely rival that of working at your local McDonald’s (sad, but true).

~M~