Counseling Schools In Arkansas
Arkansas has 10 accredited counseling schools where counseling faculty who teach counseling classes can find employment. The trends in Arkansas' 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
- Bachelors degree in Counseling
- Masters degree in Counseling
- PhD degree in Counseling
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Arkansas Vs. National Counseling Employment
| Arkansas | 3,960 |
| National | 653,240 |
Of all of the counseling professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Arkansas.
Employment Growth for Counseling professionals In Arkansas
| 3,570 | 4,140 | 4,390 | 4,240 | 3,720 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Arkansas, the field of counseling is growing. 150 more counseling professionals were working in Arkansas in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of counseling has grown by 4% in Arkansas. 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 Arkansas
| $46,110 | $42,333 | $43,153 | $46,562 | $48,786 |
| $36,627 | $39,363 | $40,932 | $42,668 | $43,359 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Counseling
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by counseling professionals is increasing in Arkansas. The mean salary for counseling professionals in 2006 was $46,110 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $48,786 per year.
Salary percentiles for Counseling professionals in Arkansas
10th percentile |
$31,354 |
25th percentile |
$37,616 |
50th percentile |
$46,436 |
75th percentile |
$55,962 |
90th percentile |
$70,368 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 5%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Arkansas, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of counseling. The pay differential between the highest paid counseling professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 124%
Average Salaries for Counseling professionals and related professions in Arkansas
Christian Counseling |
$44,770 |
Clinical Psychology |
$62,552 |
Counseling |
$47,508 |
Forensic Psychology |
$79,140 |
School Psychology |
$69,070 |
Sociology |
$54,320 |
Sports Psychology |
$69,070 |
In Arkansas, counseling professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Counseling programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arkansas
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
26 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
6 |
| Total | 36 |
As the number of counseling professionals is increasing in Arkansas state, the number of students graduating from the 10 accredited counseling schools in Arkansas state is also increasing. In 2006, 330 students graduated from counseling courses in Arkansas. And in 2010, 458 students graduated.
Thus there was a 39% percent increase in the number of counseling school degree or certificate graduates in Arkansas. 72% of these graduates received a master's degree in counseling.