Counseling Schools In Alabama

Alabama has 21 accredited counseling schools where counseling faculty who teach counseling classes can find employment. The trends in Alabama's counseling academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. 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

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Alabama Vs. National Counseling Employment

Alabama	6,110
National	653,240

Of all of the counseling professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Alabama state.

Employment Growth for Counseling professionals In Alabama

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
6,280	5,850	6,410	6,020	5,390

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of counseling professionals is shrinking in Alabama. In 2010 there were 890 less counseling professionals working in Alabama than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of counseling has shrunk by 14% in Alabama. This is faster than the trend for counseling professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of counseling professionals has shrunk by 2% between 2006 and 2010.

Counseling VS. All Professions salaries in Alabama

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$41,982	$43,867	$45,755	$46,493	$47,158
$39,917	$41,500	$42,923	$44,323	$46,099

Light Blue: Counseling
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to counseling professionals are growing in Alabama. Counseling professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $41,982 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $47,158 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Counseling professionals in Alabama

10th percentile	$25,844
25th percentile	$34,088
50th percentile	$42,198
75th percentile	$53,758
90th percentile	$71,464

Thus, counseling professionals' salaries grew by 11% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 177% pay differential between the highest paid counseling professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of counseling in Alabama.

Average Salaries for Counseling professionals and related professions in Alabama

Christian Counseling	$47,140
Clinical Psychology	$59,672
Counseling	$45,330
Forensic Psychology	$81,270
School Psychology	$71,830
Sociology	$59,450
Sports Psychology	$71,830

In Alabama, counseling professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Counseling programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alabama

associate	3
bachelor	3
master	23
doctor	4
Certificate	7
Total	40

As the number of counseling professionals is decreasing in Alabama state, the number of students graduating from the 21 accredited counseling schools in Alabama state is increasing. In 2006, 756 students graduated from counseling courses in Alabama. And in 2010, 764 students graduated.

This represents a 1% increase in the number of counseling degree or certificate school graduates in Alabama state. 58% of these graduates received an master's degree in counseling.

Counseling Faculty Salaries in Alabama

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