School Psychology Schools In Maine
In Maine, there is only one accredited school where school psychology classes faculty can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in school psychology in the state of Maine, which encompasses school psychology training at the following levels:
- Masters degree in School Psychology
- PhD degree in School Psychology
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Professional Trends
Maine Vs. National School Psychology Employment
| Maine | 380 |
| National | 100,700 |
Of all of the school psychology professionals in the country, nearly 0% are in the state of Maine.
Employment Growth for School psychology professionals In Maine
| 450 | 410 | 440 | 400 | 380 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of school psychology professionals is shrinking in Maine. There were 70 less school psychology professionals working in Maine in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Maine, this field has shrunk by 16% in four years. This decline is faster than the change in the number of school psychology professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of school psychology professionals has grown by 3% from 2006 to 2010.
School Psychology VS. All Professions salaries in Maine
| $61,740 | $73,820 | $76,520 | $72,030 | $71,000 |
| $40,902 | $42,204 | $44,287 | $45,290 | $46,296 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: School Psychology
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of school psychology professionals is declining, the salaries paid to school psychology professionals are increasing in Maine. School psychology professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $61,740 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $71,000 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for School psychology professionals in Maine
10th percentile |
$30,330 |
25th percentile |
$43,740 |
50th percentile |
$62,040 |
75th percentile |
$86,290 |
90th percentile |
$105,970 |
Thus, there was a 13% growth in school psychology professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of school psychology, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid school psychology professionals earning 249% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Maine state.
Average Salaries for School psychology professionals and related professions in Maine
Clinical Psychology |
$62,158 |
Educational Leadership |
$62,450 |
Mental Health |
$37,960 |
Psychology |
$72,790 |
School Psychology |
$71,000 |
Social Work |
$44,405 |
Sociology |
$81,500 |
Special Education |
$45,720 |
Speech Therapy |
$43,230 |
School psychology professionals in Maine earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
School Psychology programs available for each degree type for all schools in Maine
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 3 |
As the number of school psychology professionals is decreasing in Maine state, the number of students graduating from the only accredited school psychology school in Maine state is increasing. In Maine, there were 8 graduates in 2006. And there were 17 graduates from school psychology courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 113% percent increase in the number of school psychology school degree or certificate graduates in Maine. Most of these graduates, or 67%, earned a master's degree in school psychology.