Counseling Schools In Minnesota
Minnesota has 27 accredited counseling schools where counseling faculty who teach counseling classes can find employment. The trends in Minnesota'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
Statistics
Professional Trends
Minnesota Vs. National Counseling Employment
| Minnesota | 10,250 |
| National | 597,520 |
Of all of the counseling professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Minnesota state.
Employment Growth for Counseling professionals In Minnesota
| 12,160 | 11,920 | 11,180 | 11,140 | 10,250 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Minnesota, counseling is a shrinking field. 1,910 less counseling professionals were working in Minnesota in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Minnesota, this field has shrunk by 16% in four years. 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 Minnesota
| $45,368 | $46,072 | $47,428 | $49,630 | $48,000 |
| $45,649 | $48,094 | $49,813 | $50,330 | $51,158 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Counseling
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by counseling professionals is increasing in Minnesota. In 2006 counseling professionals made a mean salary of $45,368 per year, and in 2010 they made $48,000 per year.
Salary percentiles for Counseling professionals in Minnesota
10th percentile |
$29,448 |
25th percentile |
$36,236 |
50th percentile |
$45,390 |
75th percentile |
$58,208 |
90th percentile |
$72,164 |
Thus, counseling professionals' salaries grew by 5% 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 145% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Minnesota state.
Average Salaries for Counseling professionals and related professions in Minnesota
Christian Counseling |
$50,282 |
Clinical Psychology |
$57,858 |
Counseling |
$48,000 |
Forensic Psychology |
$68,100 |
Organizational Psychology |
$117,850 |
School Psychology |
$63,610 |
Sociology |
$69,260 |
Sports Psychology |
$63,610 |
In Minnesota, counseling professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Counseling programs available for each degree type for all schools in Minnesota
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
10 |
master |
26 |
doctor |
5 |
Certificate |
20 |
| Total | 64 |
The number of students graduating from the 27 accredited counseling schools in Minnesota is increasing. In Minnesota, there were 751 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,214 graduates from counseling courses in 2010.
This represents a 62% increase in the number of counseling degree or certificate school graduates in Minnesota state. Most of these graduates, or 41%, earned an master's degree in counseling.