School Psychology Schools In Rhode Island
School Psychology classes faculty can choose to work at one of 2 accredited school psychology schools in Rhode Island. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in school psychology in the state of Rhode Island, which encompasses school psychology training at the following levels:
- School Psychology Certificate
- Masters degree in School Psychology
- PhD degree in School Psychology
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Professional Trends
Rhode Island Vs. National School Psychology Employment
| Rhode Island | 460 |
| National | 100,700 |
Approximately 0% of the country's school psychology professionals work in Rhode Island state.
Employment Growth for School psychology professionals In Rhode Island
| 600 | 520 | 460 | 420 | 460 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
School Psychology is a shrinking field in Rhode Island. 140 less school psychology professionals were working in Rhode Island in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Rhode Island, this field has shrunk by 23% 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 Rhode Island
| $71,230 | $76,270 | $80,200 | $79,630 | $79,070 |
| $45,814 | $47,319 | $48,863 | $50,877 | $52,430 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: School Psychology
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Rhode Island, as the number of school psychology professionals is declining, the salaries earned by school psychology professionals are increasing. The mean salary for school psychology professionals in 2006 was $71,230 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $79,070 per year.
Salary percentiles for School psychology professionals in Rhode Island
10th percentile |
$49,640 |
25th percentile |
$62,770 |
50th percentile |
$75,960 |
75th percentile |
$88,100 |
90th percentile |
$109,610 |
Thus, there was a 10% growth in school psychology professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Rhode Island state, within the field of school psychology, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid school psychology professionals earn 121% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for School psychology professionals and related professions in Rhode Island
Clinical Psychology |
$62,042 |
Educational Leadership |
$83,765 |
Mental Health |
$42,458 |
Psychology |
$72,445 |
School Psychology |
$79,070 |
Social Work |
$56,112 |
Sociology |
$120,320 |
Special Education |
$64,787 |
Speech Therapy |
$53,447 |
In Rhode Island, school psychology professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
School Psychology programs available for each degree type for all schools in Rhode Island
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 4 |
As the number of school psychology professionals is decreasing in Rhode Island state, the number of students graduating from the 2 accredited school psychology schools in Rhode Island state is increasing. In 2006 there were 16 school psychology graduates from school psychology courses in Rhode Island and in 2010 there were 20 graduates.
This represents a 25% increase in the number of school psychology degree or certificate school graduates in Rhode Island state. 50% of these graduates received a master's degree in school psychology.