what does one do with a social and behavioral science degree?

[auntb93]

Counseling is clearly one option. Also, there are places where your background would be great for Human Resources Department. You might also see how you fit with marketing and so on. A lot of it will have to do with your interests other than your degree, where your degree is just a bonus, since your degree (presumably a bachelor's) is one that is normally a preliminary to a higher degree in professions like researcher and such. You would probably do well as a research assistant in social research, including marketing.

If I were you, I'd not write off the idea of taking a higher degree, and you could make money as a teaching assistant or junior counselor in the undergraduate program while you pursue that higher degree. I guess we are back to what really interests you.

The two great divisions in social sciences generally are clinical and research. If clinical, what sort of clients would you like to serve: children, elderly, single parents, the poor, handicapped, etc.? If research, what sort of topics?