Counseling Schools In Michigan
Michigan 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 Michigan, 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
Michigan Vs. National Counseling Employment
| Michigan | 15,280 |
| National | 653,240 |
Approximately 2% of the country's counseling professionals work in Michigan state.
Employment Growth for Counseling professionals In Michigan
| 14,420 | 15,640 | 15,190 | 15,090 | 12,250 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Michigan, the field of counseling is shrinking. In Michigan, 2,170 less counseling professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of counseling has shrunk by 15% in Michigan. This decline 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 Michigan
| $48,343 | $50,327 | $51,115 | $52,382 | $52,584 |
| $45,563 | $47,071 | $48,208 | $48,728 | $49,286 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Counseling
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Michigan, as the number of counseling professionals is declining, the salaries earned by counseling professionals are increasing. Counseling professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $48,343 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $52,584 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Counseling professionals in Michigan
10th percentile |
$29,342 |
25th percentile |
$36,414 |
50th percentile |
$47,570 |
75th percentile |
$60,694 |
90th percentile |
$76,610 |
Thus, there was a 8% growth in counseling professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 161% 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 Michigan.
Average Salaries for Counseling professionals and related professions in Michigan
Christian Counseling |
$42,275 |
Clinical Psychology |
$59,118 |
Counseling |
$50,423 |
Forensic Psychology |
$73,405 |
School Psychology |
$74,640 |
Sociology |
$75,275 |
Sports Psychology |
$74,640 |
In Michigan, counseling professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Counseling programs available for each degree type for all schools in Michigan
associate |
5 |
bachelor |
5 |
master |
28 |
doctor |
6 |
Certificate |
14 |
| Total | 58 |
As the number of counseling professionals is decreasing in Michigan state, the number of students graduating from the 27 accredited counseling schools in Michigan state is increasing. In Michigan, there were 792 graduates in 2006. And there were 885 graduates from counseling courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 12% percent increase in the number of counseling school degree or certificate graduates in Michigan. Most of these graduates, or 48%, earned an master's degree in counseling.