Counseling Schools

As a professor or instructor of counseling classes at one of the 1,069 accredited counseling schools in the country, you play a crucial role in shaping the future of this growing field. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the counseling academic community and the future trends. Academia in counseling includes counseling training at the following levels:

  • Counseling Certificate
  • Associates degree in Counseling
  • Bachelors degree in Counseling
  • Masters degree in Counseling
  • PhD degree in Counseling

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Counseling professionals

612,210 629,780 644,060 656,410 597,520
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

597,520 counseling professionals were working in the US in the year 2010. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of counseling professionals has shrunk by 2%.

This decline is faster than the growth for all careers during the same time period. There was a 1% decline for all careers. This trend is expected to contine until the year 2018.

National Salary percentiles for Counseling professionals

10th percentile		 $27,826
25th percentile		 $35,618
50th percentile		 $46,468
75th percentile		 $60,734
90th percentile		 $76,862

The median yearly salary earned by counseling professionals, in 2010, was $46,468. The national median salary for all professions, was $68,155 in the same year. Thus, the median yearly salary for counseling professionals in the US was 27% less than the national median salary for all professions.

National Median Salary Growth For Counseling

$40,993 $42,753 $44,415 $45,633 $46,468
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Counseling professionals' salaries have grown by 13% between the years 2006 and 2010.

Educational Trends

National Counseling Student enrollment growth by degree

1,096 1,367 1,179 1,121 1,340
2,180 2,413 2,206 2,297 2,235
847 893 961 993 937
24,313 25,409 26,233 27,729 28,200
2,768 3,040 3,102 3,477 3,720
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Counseling
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Counseling
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Counseling
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Counseling
  • Grey: Certificate in Counseling

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for counseling professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In 2006, 31,204 students graduated from counseling degree programs in the US. In 2010, 36,432 students graduated from counseling schools.

This represents a 17% change in the number of graduates. This growth in the number of students graduating from counseling courses is greater than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Counseling Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 176
bachelor		 145
master		 1,082
doctor		 157
Certificate		 340
Total1,900

It is interesting to note that while student graduation is up, the number of schools offering counseling programs has also increased. In the year 2006, there were 891 counseling schools in the US. And in the year 2010, there were 1069 schools.

Counseling Faculty Salaries

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States

  1. Counseling Schools in California119 Schools
  2. Counseling Schools in Texas81 Schools
  3. Counseling Schools in New York71 Schools
  4. Counseling Schools in Illinois58 Schools
  5. Counseling Schools in Pennsylvania49 Schools
  6. Counseling Schools in Ohio35 Schools
  7. Counseling Schools in Washington State33 Schools
  8. Counseling Schools in Florida30 Schools
  9. Counseling Schools in North Carolina29 Schools
  10. Counseling Schools in Massachusetts27 Schools
  11. Counseling Schools in Michigan27 Schools
  12. Counseling Schools in Minnesota27 Schools
  13. Counseling Schools in Missouri26 Schools
  14. Counseling Schools in Tennessee24 Schools
  15. Counseling Schools in Georgia22 Schools
  16. Counseling Schools in Virginia21 Schools
  17. Counseling Schools in Alabama21 Schools
  18. Counseling Schools in Wisconsin21 Schools
  19. Counseling Schools in Maryland20 Schools
  20. Counseling Schools in Oklahoma19 Schools
  21. Counseling Schools in Oregon19 Schools
  22. Counseling Schools in Indiana19 Schools
  23. Counseling Schools in Kentucky19 Schools
  24. Counseling Schools in Kansas18 Schools
  25. Counseling Schools in Arizona18 Schools
  26. Counseling Schools in Louisiana18 Schools
  27. Counseling Schools in New Jersey17 Schools
  28. Counseling Schools in Connecticut15 Schools
  29. Counseling Schools in Colorado14 Schools
  30. Counseling Schools in South Carolina14 Schools
  31. Counseling Schools in Nebraska13 Schools
  32. Counseling Schools in New Mexico11 Schools
  33. Counseling Schools in Montana10 Schools
  34. Counseling Schools in Iowa10 Schools
  35. Counseling Schools in Arkansas10 Schools
  36. Counseling Schools in South Dakota9 Schools
  37. Counseling Schools in New Hampshire8 Schools
  38. Counseling Schools in Mississippi7 Schools
  39. Counseling Schools in Utah7 Schools
  40. Counseling Schools in Washington DC6 Schools
  41. Counseling Schools in Maine6 Schools
  42. Counseling Schools in Idaho5 Schools
  43. Counseling Schools in Nevada5 Schools
  44. Counseling Schools in Vermont5 Schools
  45. Counseling Schools in West Virginia5 Schools
  46. Counseling Schools in Delaware4 Schools
  47. Counseling Schools in Rhode Island4 Schools
  48. Counseling Schools in Hawaii4 Schools
  49. Counseling Schools in North Dakota4 Schools
  50. Counseling Schools in Alaska3 Schools
  51. Counseling Schools in Wyoming2 Schools

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