Counseling Psychology

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Psychology Clinical, Counseling, & Applied Psychology

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Counseling Psychology and the types of students that study this field.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Counseling Psychology programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (202 total). N/A

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Counseling Psychology

Lynchburg city, VA
1,311 degrees awarded
Cook County, IL
891 degrees awarded
Jefferson County, TX
514 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Counseling Psychology by year.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in N/A in the United States.

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Counseling Psychology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counseling Psychology majors need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Counseling Psychology majors need more than the average amount of N/A.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Counseling Psychology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of N/A is very distinctive for majors, but the Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension are the three most important skills for people in the field.