Counseling Schools In Oklahoma

Oklahoma has 19 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 Oklahoma, 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

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Oklahoma Vs. National Counseling Employment

Oklahoma	7,140
National	653,240

Of all of the counseling professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Oklahoma.

Employment Growth for Counseling professionals In Oklahoma

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
7,820	7,860	6,900	7,050	7,020

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of counseling professionals is shrinking in Oklahoma. 800 less counseling professionals were working in Oklahoma in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 10% decline in the field. 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 Oklahoma

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$34,760	$36,293	$38,845	$40,613	$42,856
$38,070	$39,720	$40,527	$41,574	$42,968

Light Blue: Counseling
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Oklahoma, as the number of counseling professionals is declining, the salaries earned by counseling professionals are increasing. Counseling professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $34,760 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $42,856 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Counseling professionals in Oklahoma

10th percentile	$26,056
25th percentile	$32,584
50th percentile	$39,596
75th percentile	$49,906
90th percentile	$62,976

This represents a growth in salaries of 19%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of counseling, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid counseling professionals earning 142% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Oklahoma state.

Average Salaries for Counseling professionals and related professions in Oklahoma

Christian Counseling	$46,762
Clinical Psychology	$52,838
Counseling	$41,093
Forensic Psychology	$66,640
School Psychology	$55,190
Sports Psychology	$55,190

In Oklahoma, counseling professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Counseling programs available for each degree type for all schools in Oklahoma

associate	2
bachelor	5
master	25
doctor	1
Certificate	2
Total	35

As the number of counseling professionals is decreasing in Oklahoma state, the number of students graduating from the 19 accredited counseling schools in Oklahoma state is increasing. In 2006, 351 students graduated from counseling courses in Oklahoma. And in 2010, 389 students graduated.

Thus there was a 11% percent increase in the number of counseling school degree or certificate graduates in Oklahoma. 71% of these graduates received a master's degree in counseling.

Counseling Faculty Salaries in Oklahoma

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