What is Organizational Development & Psychology?
Want to create workplace environments that boost employee well-being and the company’s bottom line?
With a master’s degree in organizational development & psychology (ODP), you’ll gain the skills and knowledge you need to improve everyone’s workday. Here's how a master’s degree in this field can help you attain your career goals.
What is the goal of organizational development & psychology?
Practitioners of this approach use psychological principles to effectively study human behavior in the workplace and implement meaningful measures to improve professional satisfaction, increase productivity and promote overall better quality of life for all individuals in the workplace.
Sacred Heart's MSODP gives you an advanced foundation in the study of human behavior, research methodology, and broad exposure to the different subfields of the discipline.
What can you do with an MSODP?
An MSODP can lead to many career paths, including rewarding jobs in talent management, organizational development, and training and development. Graduates are often found in human resources departments, and their skills lend themselves to employee selection and training, compensation, performance measurement, work-life balance, scientific research, behavioral analysis, consulting, careers in government and higher education, and more. For instance, you may specifically be asked to train others to perform their tasks in a more efficient and enjoyable way that benefits the workplace team and the organization. SHU's program is STEM designated, meaning you will be trained in areas of science that are in high demand with U.S. employers.
What is a typical salary?
Organizational development specialists with a graduate degree can earn an average annual salary of about $82,000 a year, with the top 10% of earners in the field making $132,000 annually.
What sets SHU's organizational development & psychology program apart?
At SHU, you can complete your master’s degree in organizational development & psychology in one year with our fully online program.
You’ll understand how to shape trends in workplace culture by learning and applying a broad range of interdisciplinary knowledge and skills in multicultural and global settings. You’ll complete a hands-on capstone project solving real organizational challenges using data, research, and strategy.
Think this graduate program is right for you?
Curious about earning your MSODP? Talk to Ed Nassr, associate director of graduate admissions, at nassre@sacredheart.edu or schedule a virtual appointment today!