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Bsc Psychology or Bsc Bio Medical

I need help to chose, which one has more career prospects in terms of jobs, salary and job satisfaction?

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its really a tough decision before I take admission in the university!
looking for an answer too!!:frown:
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I need help to chose, which one has more career prospects in terms of jobs, salary and job satisfaction?

Thanks



I don’t know much about Psychology, but as far as Biomedical is concerned you literally have 3 options: Work in the NHS in a lab, go on to do phd study (which doesn’t exactly make you rich) or go on to do postgrad medicine. Problem with Biomedicine I found when talking with my tutors in college who see applicants every year going for it; is that you’re not really a specialist in anything and so your choices are fairly limited. I mean it does give you transferable skills for different careers, but if you want a career in biomedicine you’re pretty much just looking at working in a pathology lab in the NHS

Found this online at https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/biomedical-scientist

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Starting salaries in the NHS range from £21,692 to £28,180 (Band 5).

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With experience and/or specialist knowledge, you can earn a salary of £26,041 to £34,876 (Band 6).

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As a senior biomedical scientist, you can expect to earn £31,072 to £47,559 (Band 7/8a). Salaries for consultant biomedical scientists who have reached the top of their profession are higher.



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Thank you so much for the info. Do I need PhD to become a clinical biomedical scientist?
Original post by Mola123
I need help to chose, which one has more career prospects in terms of jobs, salary and job satisfaction?

Thanks


Psychology degrees have one of the lowest average graduate salaries of all careers (https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/careers/what-do-graduates-do-and-earn/what-do-graduates-earn/) . The likelihood of getting into a professional psychology job is also quite low unless you're super dedicated, graduate with a good degree, and get lots of work experience first. It's not a bad degree overall though and if you get the right work experience and CV there are lots of lucrative general graduate jobs you can do with any ol' degree, it's just that psychology doesn't set you up for access to a well-paid job on its own. That being said professional psychology jobs can be very rewarding even if they don't pay the earth or are hard to get into.
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Thanks. so you suggest biomedical degree is better than the psychology to find a well paid job?

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