Counseling Schools In Colorado
Colorado has 14 accredited counseling schools where counseling faculty who teach counseling classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of counseling and counseling training in Colorado, which includes counseling training at the following levels:
- Counseling Certificate
- Associates degree in Counseling
- Masters degree in Counseling
- PhD degree in Counseling
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Colorado Vs. National Counseling Employment
| Colorado | 11,640 |
| National | 653,240 |
Approximately 2% of the country's counseling professionals work in Colorado state.
Employment Growth for Counseling professionals In Colorado
| 9,430 | 9,720 | 10,450 | 10,960 | 11,250 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Colorado, counseling is a growing field. There were 1,820 more counseling professionals working in Colorado in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Colorado, this field has grown by 19% in four years. This growth is faster than the national trend for counseling professionals which shows a 2% decrease in the number of counseling professionals working around the nation.
Counseling VS. All Professions salaries in Colorado
| $45,624 | $47,116 | $47,647 | $50,738 | $44,226 |
| $46,058 | $47,685 | $48,234 | $49,831 | $51,291 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Counseling
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to counseling professionals are declining in Colorado. In 2006 counseling professionals made a mean salary of $45,624 per year, and in 2010 they made $44,226 per year.
Salary percentiles for Counseling professionals in Colorado
10th percentile |
$22,322 |
25th percentile |
$29,770 |
50th percentile |
$38,916 |
75th percentile |
$51,912 |
90th percentile |
$66,438 |
This represents a decline in salaries of 3%. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. Within the field of counseling, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid counseling professionals earning 198% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Colorado state.
Average Salaries for Counseling professionals and related professions in Colorado
Christian Counseling |
$42,325 |
Clinical Psychology |
$58,265 |
Counseling |
$46,962 |
Forensic Psychology |
$78,285 |
School Psychology |
$88,930 |
Sociology |
$61,850 |
Sports Psychology |
$88,930 |
In Colorado, 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 Colorado
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
20 |
doctor |
5 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 29 |
The number of students graduating from the 14 accredited counseling schools in Colorado is increasing. In Colorado, there were 608 graduates in 2006. And there were 614 graduates from counseling courses in 2010.
This represents a 1% increase in the number of counseling degree or certificate school graduates in Colorado state. 69% of these graduates received an master's degree in counseling.