School Psychology Schools In Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, there are 8 accredited schools where school psychology classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Wisconsin's school psychology academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in school psychology includes school psychology training at the following levels:
- Masters degree in School Psychology
- PhD degree in School Psychology
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Professional Trends
Wisconsin Vs. National School Psychology Employment
| Wisconsin | 2,120 |
| National | 100,700 |
Of all of the school psychology professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Wisconsin state.
Employment Growth for School psychology professionals In Wisconsin
| 2,150 | 1,980 | 2,120 | 2,180 | 2,120 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Wisconsin, the field of school psychology is shrinking. In Wisconsin, 30 less school psychology professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of school psychology professionals has shrunk by 1%. This decline is slower 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 Wisconsin
| $65,400 | $64,640 | $61,510 | $64,510 | $63,880 |
| $43,308 | $43,685 | $45,556 | $47,117 | $48,374 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: School Psychology
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to school psychology professionals are declining in Wisconsin. School psychology professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $65,400 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $63,880 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for School psychology professionals in Wisconsin
10th percentile |
$37,160 |
25th percentile |
$47,390 |
50th percentile |
$59,230 |
75th percentile |
$75,250 |
90th percentile |
$92,560 |
Thus, there was a 2% decline in school psychology professionals' salaries. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. There is a 149% pay differential between the highest paid school psychology professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of school psychology in Wisconsin.
Average Salaries for School psychology professionals and related professions in Wisconsin
Clinical Psychology |
$54,688 |
Educational Leadership |
$74,682 |
Mental Health |
$39,144 |
Psychology |
$71,160 |
School Psychology |
$63,880 |
Social Work |
$49,028 |
Sociology |
$71,090 |
Special Education |
$52,860 |
Speech Therapy |
$46,410 |
In Wisconsin, school psychology professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
School Psychology programs available for each degree type for all schools in Wisconsin
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
9 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 11 |
The number of students graduating from the 8 accredited school psychology schools in Wisconsin is decreasing. In Wisconsin, there were 201 graduates in 2006. And there were 199 graduates from school psychology courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 1% percent decrease in the number of school psychology school degree or certificate graduates in Wisconsin. Most of these graduates, or 82%, earned a master's degree in school psychology.