Counseling Schools In Georgia

In Georgia, there are 22 accredited schools where counseling classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Georgia'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

Georgia Vs. National Counseling Employment

Georgia	12,960
National	653,240

Of all of the counseling professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Georgia.

Employment Growth for Counseling professionals In Georgia

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
10,750	12,510	12,980	12,750	12,230

Yellow: Actual Values

Counseling is a growing field in Georgia. In Georgia, 1,480 more counseling professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Georgia, this field has grown by 14% in four years. 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 Georgia

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$43,558	$45,595	$47,052	$47,790	$47,128
$42,452	$44,373	$45,309	$46,939	$48,171

Light Blue: Counseling
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of counseling professionals is growing, the salaries paid to counseling professionals are increasing in Georgia. The mean salary for counseling professionals in 2006 was $43,558 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $47,128 per year.

Salary percentiles for Counseling professionals in Georgia

10th percentile	$26,446
25th percentile	$33,694
50th percentile	$44,902
75th percentile	$57,266
90th percentile	$71,626

Thus, counseling professionals' salaries grew by 8% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 171% 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 Georgia.

Average Salaries for Counseling professionals and related professions in Georgia

Christian Counseling	$51,165
Clinical Psychology	$62,328
Counseling	$48,735
Forensic Psychology	$74,195
School Psychology	$70,080
Sociology	$58,370
Sports Psychology	$70,080

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

Educational Trends

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

associate	2
bachelor	5
master	22
doctor	5
Certificate	5
Total	39

The number of students graduating from the 22 accredited counseling schools in Georgia is increasing. In 2006 there were 680 counseling graduates from counseling courses in Georgia and in 2010 there were 703 graduates.

Thus there was a 3% percent increase in the number of counseling school degree or certificate graduates in Georgia. A majority of these graduates, or 56%, graduated with an master's degree in counseling.

Counseling Faculty Salaries in Georgia

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