Has anyone received a graduate degree in positive psychology?

7 Comments

1. BarbaraOctober 25,2025 at 12:58PM UTC

   No idea what Positive psychology is. Is it offered at an accredited university? If so they will have the data on jobs. If it’s an online non accredited course of study , there probably isn’t a proven application for it.

2. AyianNovember 1,2025 at 12:20PM UTC

   Better to do some exploration of the Internet when you're uncertain a thing someone is asking for advice on even exists.

3. AnonymousOctober 27,2025 at 4:09PM UTC

   It originated at an Ivy League school (U Penn) and is only offered by 19 other institutions. The graduate program I'm applying to is accredited from a large university. I'm doing my research in many places including forums such as this. Although fairly new, Positive Psychology was recognized as a new approach in therapy by the American Psychological Association in 1998.

   If you'd like to know more about it, google can provide lots of info :)

4. KatOctober 28,2025 at 1:45PM UTC

   You need to talk with the graduate program coordinators at the schools you're applying to about job opportunities, demand, and what jobs graduates get. This is a small niche in psychology, but it sounds like you could be a life coach or work in a corporate wellness program. If there's a national professional org for this, see if you can network with people there about what they do. You can always checked LinkedIn for people that have degrees in this field to see what they do after graduating as well. See if what people in the field are doing things you'd like to do. If it's something that will help you on your career path, go for it. A master's is a big investment of time and money, so make sure it pays off for you. Good luck.

5. AnonymousOctober 30,2025 at 1:58PM UTC

   Need to ask that hard question - Will I also need a PHD when all is said and done. Also check to see if you have clinicals and how those are obtained especially if you will be taking this course remotely.

   My neighbor was required to have clinicals/work study in her psychology degree and she lived in one sate and took online classes for the university/program in another state. The clinical/work study programs in this state is usually restricted for in state/residents student. She ended up filing papers at a nonprofit dealing with abuse and her program gave her credit. Nothing really related to her degree, which makes you wonder how many people are given their degree versus actually earning it.

6. Celena BartonNovember 1,2025 at 6:05PM UTC

   Graduate programs are hungry for enrollment right now and will try and sell you on anything. It sounds like you don’t know enough about it which is a very good reason not to pursue it.

7. Eileen JoyceNovember 3,2025 at 4:50PM UTC

   Yeah, this is another one of those “sounds deep but goes nowhere” degrees. Unless you already have a solid career lane to plug it into, it’s more of an expensive side quest than a job-maker.

   It's a "soft" field and has low standalone market value.