How much school to be a psychiatrist?

A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in mental health care.In order to become a psychiatrist, you must complete all of the requirements to become a medical doctor from an accredited school of medicine. read more

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS, reported that psychiatrists earned a mean annual wage of $193,680 as of May 2015. Training for a career in psychiatry begins in undergraduate school, and a bachelor's degree is required for admission to medical school. read more

While not yet at the level a psychiatrist can expect when licensed, the starting salaries for 2012 were $58,032 a year in San Mateo County, California, and $50,283 a year at UCLA; the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine pays $50,087 a year to start. read more