A degree in psychology may enhance your ability to understand other people, and it teaches you some of the skills that make you attractive to employers. The courses that you take may emphasize statistical methods and research, group or individual processes, learning strategy, memory, or neuroscience. Psychology Today reports that people who have a degree in psychology work in management, sales, education, health care, real estate, child care, law enforcement, human resources, or advertising among many other fields. The degree can help qualify you to work in almost any entry-level position in business, education, or government that interests you. Psychology ...