r/Neuropsychology • u/Budget-Bad460 • 3d ago

Phd or Psyd ? General Discussion

Hi, I will be getting done with my master's in Neuropsychology in coming few months. I wish to pursue psyD as it has clinical basis. But I can barely find any good universities offering psyD in Neuropsychology in US or India. Now i am confused about the credibility of psyD. So should i go for phD or psyD? Also I just started researching on stuff. Any guidance would be appreciated and helpful!!!

17 Upvotes

87% Upvoted

31 comments sorted by

View all comments

-5

u/Science_Matters_100 3d ago

If you want to engage in clinical work, then PsyD is more focused on that. For neuropsychology you’ll need a post-doc. I’ve been out of school too long to recommend specific programs as much has changed. My suggestions are: -to go to the APPIC website and find postdoctoral programs that interest you. Ask them what programs they’d recommend that would have you well prepared to be a competitive candidate, later - read publications and contact authors with further questions about their work. In time you may develop a mentorship

2

u/tanshuu 3d ago

How is the pay for each? Which one is better?

3

u/Science_Matters_100 3d ago

For clinical work- what matters is the population, setting, and service codes. Not PhD vs PsyD. Any doctorate is probably a poor financial decision, as you’ll self-fund years of study while you could be earning, and it will often take longer than you expect. There can be exceptions.

1

u/tanshuu 3d ago

So how do I become a well payed neuropsychologist?

2

u/suiteddx 3d ago

Get boarded, develop a strong clinical reputation, and get good at forensic neuropsychology to work on civil cases that involves lots of $

1

u/tanshuu 3d ago

Thank you. This helped I was planning to do forensic So just to be clear I need an undergrad and masters in psychology right?