<p>I made a thread the other day trying to decide between majoring in psych or engineering, out of all the major psych fields I've narrowed it down to only neuropsych, whereas I haven't really dug into engineering yet. </p>
<p>Then through a google search I've discovered engineering/human factors psychology and it seems perfect for me, though there doesn't seem to be much about it online, I was wondering if this was a legitimate career path and if so, what psych/engineering degree should I go for my bachelor's in?</p>
<p>If you’re thinking human factors you should be looking at Industrial Engineering. You are likely to find more about that.</p>
<p>From my school Industrial Engineering majors average about ~60K/year with a bachelors starting salary, but this includes operations research so it might be a little less for people who specialize in ergonomics.</p>
<p>Human factors psychology is a legit field to go into, and it’s probably the best way to get into the field I was referring to in the other thread. Associating human factors with ergonomics is a dated concept, and I wouldn’t go into human factors psychology expecting to design joysticks after you get out. Human factors psychologists really do some cutting edge stuff - if you focus in the areas around computer science rather than industrial engineering. Check out the Embry-Riddle website for more info on human factors, they have an excellent human factors psychology program.</p>
<p>Organizational Management would be the degree I would look into, but I think it might be a masters level program, or at least be only applicable at a Master’s level. I could see a big use for this knowledge coupled with an undergrad engineering discipline or a psych or operation research typ degree. Most engineers will probably see the use or interaction of such an expertise in the areas of change management, engineering strategy, or operations and design.</p>
<p>No, definitly a good field to go into, and probably something I might have gone into had I to do it over. </p>