Christian Counseling Schools In Louisiana
Louisiana has is only one accredited christian counseling school where christian counseling faculty who teach christian counseling classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the christian counseling academic community in Louisiana, and the future trends in christian counseling training at the following levels:
- Christian Counseling Certificate
- Masters degree in Christian Counseling
- PhD degree in Christian Counseling
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Professional Trends
Louisiana Vs. National Christian Counseling Employment
| Louisiana | 4,700 |
| National | 371,130 |
Of all of the christian counseling professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Louisiana state.
Employment Growth for Christian counseling professionals In Louisiana
| 5,880 | 6,240 | 5,550 | 4,930 | 4,700 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Louisiana, christian counseling is a shrinking field. There were 1,180 less christian counseling professionals working in Louisiana in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 20% decline in the field. This decline is faster than the change in the number of christian counseling professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of christian counseling professionals has shrunk by 15% from 2006 to 2010.
Christian Counseling VS. All Professions salaries in Louisiana
| $37,667 | $38,960 | $41,720 | $41,612 | $39,592 |
| $38,658 | $41,019 | $42,185 | $43,003 | $45,617 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Christian Counseling
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by christian counseling professionals is increasing in Louisiana. In 2006 christian counseling professionals made a mean salary of $37,667 per year, and in 2010 they made $39,592 per year.
Salary percentiles for Christian counseling professionals in Louisiana
10th percentile |
$22,055 |
25th percentile |
$29,810 |
50th percentile |
$37,238 |
75th percentile |
$46,015 |
90th percentile |
$56,762 |
Thus, there was a 5% growth in christian counseling professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of christian counseling, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid christian counseling professionals earning 157% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Louisiana state.
Average Salaries for Christian counseling professionals and related professions in Louisiana
Christian Counseling |
$39,592 |
Counseling |
$45,013 |
Ministry |
$35,260 |
Psychology |
$76,015 |
Theology |
$52,675 |
In Louisiana, christian counseling professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Christian Counseling programs available for each degree type for all schools in Louisiana
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 3 |
As the number of christian counseling professionals is decreasing in Louisiana state, the number of students graduating from the only accredited christian counseling school in Louisiana state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 50 christian counseling graduates from christian counseling courses in Louisiana and in 2010 there were 17 graduates.
There was a decrease in the number of christian counseling school degree or certificate graduates in Louisiana by 66%. A majority of these graduates, or 33%, graduated with a doctor's degree in christian counseling.