Counseling Schools In Louisiana
There are 18 accredited counseling schools in Louisiana for faculty who teach counseling classes to choose from. The trends in Louisiana'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
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Louisiana Vs. National Counseling Employment
| Louisiana | 12,080 |
| National | 653,240 |
Of all of the counseling professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Louisiana state.
Employment Growth for Counseling professionals In Louisiana
| 8,760 | 10,410 | 10,800 | 12,190 | 9,960 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of counseling professionals is growing in Louisiana. 1,200 more counseling professionals were working in Louisiana in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Louisiana, this field has grown by 14% in four years. This growth is faster than the change in the number of counseling professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of counseling professionals has shrunk by 2% from 2006 to 2010.
Counseling VS. All Professions salaries in Louisiana
| $37,407 | $39,380 | $36,205 | $44,085 | $45,478 |
| $38,658 | $41,019 | $42,185 | $43,003 | $45,617 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Counseling
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Louisiana, as the number of counseling professionals is growing, the salaries earned by counseling professionals are increasing. Counseling professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $37,407 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $45,478 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Counseling professionals in Louisiana
10th percentile |
$24,880 |
25th percentile |
$32,630 |
50th percentile |
$43,894 |
75th percentile |
$55,710 |
90th percentile |
$68,084 |
Thus, counseling professionals' salaries grew by 18% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of counseling, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid counseling professionals earning 174% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Louisiana state.
Average Salaries for Counseling professionals and related professions in Louisiana
Christian Counseling |
$39,592 |
Clinical Psychology |
$54,918 |
Counseling |
$45,013 |
Forensic Psychology |
$76,015 |
School Psychology |
$73,080 |
Sociology |
$61,250 |
Sports Psychology |
$73,080 |
In Louisiana, counseling professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Counseling programs available for each degree type for all schools in Louisiana
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
5 |
master |
26 |
doctor |
4 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 39 |
The number of students graduating from the 18 accredited counseling schools in Louisiana is decreasing. In Louisiana, there were 472 graduates in 2006. And there were 381 graduates from counseling courses in 2010.
This represents a 19% decrease in the number of counseling degree or certificate school graduates in Louisiana state. A majority of these graduates, or 67%, graduated with an master's degree in counseling.