Counseling Schools In Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 27 accredited counseling schools where counseling faculty who teach counseling classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the counseling academic community in Massachusetts, and the future trends in 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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Professional Trends
Massachusetts Vs. National Counseling Employment
| Massachusetts | 20,960 |
| National | 653,240 |
Of all of the counseling professionals that work in the US, approximately 3% work in Massachusetts state.
Employment Growth for Counseling professionals In Massachusetts
| 21,460 | 21,530 | 21,790 | 21,260 | 20,590 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Massachusetts, counseling is a shrinking field. There were 870 less counseling professionals working in Massachusetts in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of counseling professionals has shrunk by 4%. This decline 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 Massachusetts
| $45,157 | $48,332 | $51,098 | $51,172 | $50,464 |
| $49,058 | $52,712 | $53,675 | $55,178 | $56,645 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Counseling
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of counseling professionals is declining, the salaries paid to counseling professionals are increasing in Massachusetts. In 2006 counseling professionals made a mean salary of $45,157 per year, and in 2010 they made $50,464 per year.
Salary percentiles for Counseling professionals in Massachusetts
10th percentile |
$27,274 |
25th percentile |
$35,416 |
50th percentile |
$47,110 |
75th percentile |
$62,258 |
90th percentile |
$78,894 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 11%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 189% 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 Massachusetts.
Average Salaries for Counseling professionals and related professions in Massachusetts
Christian Counseling |
$54,803 |
Clinical Psychology |
$61,928 |
Counseling |
$52,170 |
Forensic Psychology |
$77,910 |
Organizational Psychology |
$88,080 |
School Psychology |
$75,050 |
Sociology |
$69,680 |
Sports Psychology |
$75,050 |
Counseling professionals in Massachusetts earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Counseling programs available for each degree type for all schools in Massachusetts
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
39 |
doctor |
5 |
Certificate |
24 |
| Total | 73 |
The number of students graduating from the 27 accredited counseling schools in Massachusetts is increasing. In 2006, 981 students graduated from counseling courses in Massachusetts. And in 2010, 1,128 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of counseling school degree or certificate graduates in Massachusetts by 15%. 53% of these graduates received an master's degree in counseling.