Counseling Schools In New Mexico
In New Mexico, there are 11 accredited schools where counseling classes faculty can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in counseling in the state of New Mexico, which encompasses counseling training at the following levels:
- Counseling Certificate
- Associates degree in Counseling
- Bachelors degree in Counseling
- Masters degree in Counseling
- PhD degree in Counseling
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
New Mexico Vs. National Counseling Employment
| New Mexico | 5,980 |
| National | 653,240 |
Approximately 1% of the country's counseling professionals work in New Mexico state.
Employment Growth for Counseling professionals In New Mexico
| 4,840 | 4,370 | 6,140 | 5,170 | 5,200 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of counseling professionals is growing in New Mexico. There were 360 more counseling professionals working in New Mexico in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in New Mexico, this field has grown by 7% 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 New Mexico
| $38,012 | $43,496 | $43,324 | $45,144 | $48,618 |
| $40,511 | $43,009 | $44,801 | $46,220 | $46,794 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Counseling
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to counseling professionals are growing in New Mexico. The mean salary for counseling professionals in 2006 was $38,012 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $48,618 per year.
Salary percentiles for Counseling professionals in New Mexico
10th percentile |
$29,172 |
25th percentile |
$35,742 |
50th percentile |
$47,416 |
75th percentile |
$59,668 |
90th percentile |
$71,644 |
Thus, counseling professionals' salaries grew by 22% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In New Mexico state, within the field of counseling, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid counseling professionals earn 146% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Counseling professionals and related professions in New Mexico
Christian Counseling |
$45,485 |
Clinical Psychology |
$59,603 |
Counseling |
$45,963 |
Forensic Psychology |
$66,480 |
Organizational Psychology |
$0 |
School Psychology |
$58,650 |
Sociology |
$61,930 |
Sports Psychology |
$58,650 |
Counseling professionals in New Mexico earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Counseling programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Mexico
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
11 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
4 |
| Total | 20 |
The number of students graduating from the 11 accredited counseling schools in New Mexico is decreasing. In New Mexico, there were 182 graduates in 2006. And there were 158 graduates from counseling courses in 2010.
This represents a 13% decrease in the number of counseling degree or certificate school graduates in New Mexico state. Most of these graduates, or 55%, earned an master's degree in counseling.