Christian Counseling Schools In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 9 accredited christian counseling schools where christian counseling faculty who teach christian counseling classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of christian counseling and christian counseling training in Pennsylvania, which includes christian counseling training at the following levels:
- Christian Counseling Certificate
- Bachelors degree in Christian Counseling
- Masters degree in Christian Counseling
- PhD degree in Christian Counseling
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Professional Trends
Pennsylvania Vs. National Christian Counseling Employment
| Pennsylvania | 14,230 |
| National | 371,130 |
Of all of the christian counseling professionals in the country, nearly 4% are in the state of Pennsylvania.
Employment Growth for Christian counseling professionals In Pennsylvania
| 17,720 | 17,050 | 16,200 | 16,160 | 14,230 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of christian counseling professionals is shrinking in Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, 3,490 less christian counseling professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 20% decline in the field. This is faster than the trend for christian counseling professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of christian counseling professionals has shrunk by 15% between 2006 and 2010.
Christian Counseling VS. All Professions salaries in Pennsylvania
| $41,530 | $42,143 | $42,672 | $42,312 | $44,398 |
| $44,448 | $45,778 | $47,594 | $49,448 | $50,581 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Christian Counseling
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to christian counseling professionals are growing in Pennsylvania. In 2006 christian counseling professionals made a mean salary of $41,530 per year, and in 2010 they made $44,398 per year.
Salary percentiles for Christian counseling professionals in Pennsylvania
10th percentile |
$21,075 |
25th percentile |
$28,488 |
50th percentile |
$40,000 |
75th percentile |
$55,560 |
90th percentile |
$72,125 |
Thus, christian counseling professionals' salaries grew by 6% in 4 years. 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 242% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Pennsylvania state.
Average Salaries for Christian counseling professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania
Christian Counseling |
$44,398 |
Counseling |
$47,752 |
Ministry |
$39,205 |
Psychology |
$81,473 |
Theology |
$59,465 |
In Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
5 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 11 |
As the number of christian counseling professionals is decreasing in Pennsylvania state, the number of students graduating from the 9 accredited christian counseling schools in Pennsylvania state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 74 christian counseling graduates from christian counseling courses in Pennsylvania and in 2010 there were 64 graduates.
Thus there was a 14% percent decrease in the number of christian counseling school degree or certificate graduates in Pennsylvania. 45% of these graduates received a master's degree in christian counseling.