Counseling Schools In Ohio
Ohio has 35 accredited counseling schools where counseling faculty who teach counseling classes 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 Ohio, 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
Ohio Vs. National Counseling Employment
| Ohio | 24,000 |
| National | 653,240 |
Of all of the counseling professionals in the country, nearly 4% are in the state of Ohio.
Employment Growth for Counseling professionals In Ohio
| 19,470 | 20,560 | 21,000 | 23,750 | 22,960 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Ohio, the field of counseling is growing. In Ohio, 3,490 more counseling professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of counseling has grown by 18% in Ohio. 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 Ohio
| $49,187 | $50,485 | $52,362 | $52,765 | $52,900 |
| $44,230 | $45,388 | $47,259 | $48,341 | $48,873 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Counseling
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to counseling professionals are growing in Ohio. The mean salary for counseling professionals in 2006 was $49,187 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $52,900 per year.
Salary percentiles for Counseling professionals in Ohio
10th percentile |
$32,958 |
25th percentile |
$40,608 |
50th percentile |
$51,502 |
75th percentile |
$63,688 |
90th percentile |
$75,516 |
This represents a 7% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Ohio, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of counseling. The pay differential between the highest paid counseling professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 129%
Average Salaries for Counseling professionals and related professions in Ohio
Christian Counseling |
$45,358 |
Clinical Psychology |
$62,445 |
Counseling |
$51,622 |
Forensic Psychology |
$79,605 |
Organizational Psychology |
$81,770 |
School Psychology |
$76,080 |
Sociology |
$60,415 |
Sports Psychology |
$76,080 |
Counseling professionals in Ohio earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Counseling programs available for each degree type for all schools in Ohio
associate |
7 |
bachelor |
9 |
master |
42 |
doctor |
5 |
Certificate |
12 |
| Total | 75 |
As the number of counseling professionals is increasing in Ohio state, the number of students graduating from the 35 accredited counseling schools in Ohio state is decreasing. In Ohio, there were 978 graduates in 2006. And there were 846 graduates from counseling courses in 2010.
This represents a 13% decrease in the number of counseling degree or certificate school graduates in Ohio state. Most of these graduates, or 56%, earned a master's degree in counseling.