I am looking into online colleges and want to know what the differnece is between an Associates, Masters in Science and BS in Psychology is. I also want to know what kinds of jobs I can get with each. How long does it take to get each degree and are there any other types of degrees in Psychology that I could obtain that would give me a wider variety of options?
Whew…that’s not too much to ask is it? LOL















An associates degree is a 2-year degree earned right after high school. It is a real degree, but usually not sufficient for someone who wants to be a “college graduate”. Usually, someone who gets an associates degree in an academic subject matter like psychology will go on to get a bachelors degree, which is a four-year degree earned right after high school (that would mean another two years of classes). The four year bachelors degree (a BS is a bachelor of science) is the standard college degree. You can start the bachelors degree at the beginning and it will take four years, and the associates degree is not necessary to get before beginning it. A masters degree is a degree earned AFTER getting a bachelors degree. It uusally takes between one and two more years after that, but you can’t get into a masters degree program unless you already have a bachelors degree.
The only other college degree is a Ph.D. or doctorate, and that usually takes at least another four years AFTER the bachelors degree, or possibly AFTER the master’s degree (many people get the master’s degree along the way to the doctorate.
Online degrees in psychology don’t make much sense, though. Psychology has to do with human behavior, and I can’t imagine that anyone would respect such a degree earned without human interaction!