Around 0.0% of Arkansas's graduates, graduate from Mental Health degree programs every year.

The only accredited Mental Health school in Arkansas is Arkansas State University-Main Campus. Arkansas State University-Main Campus, which was ranked 42nd in the country in 2010, is located in Jonesboro. In 2010, Arkansas State University-Main Campus graduated 0 students from its Mental Health programs.

Cost

Tuition at Arkansas State University-Main Campus for students enrolled in Mental Health courses was $6,640 per year.

A Mental Health degree from an Arkansas school... what next?

A majority of Arkansas Mental Health graduates become a mental health counselor. In 2010, there were 540 mental health counselors working in Arkansas. In Arkansas, the largest numbers of mental health counselors work in the following counties:

1. Faulkner County - 200 mental health counselors
2. Benton County - 120 mental health counselors
3. Crawford County - 80 mental health counselors

Projected Growth

The government projects that, by 2018, the number of mental health counselors in the state of Arkansas will grow to 610. This would require a 22% growth in the profession.

Salary

A mental health counselor in Arkansas makes an average of $50,260 per year. However, this number is only an average. mental health counselors in Arkansas had varying salaries from $18,120 to $78,040 per year in 2010. On average a mental health counselor earns the most in the following Arkansas counties:

1. Clay County - $55,130 per year
2. Faulkner County - $54,540 per year
3. Garland County - $51,440 per year

On average mental health counselors earns the least in the following Arkansas counties:

1. Benton County - $42,620 per year
2. Crawford County - $45,930 per year
3. Arkansas County - $47,460 per year

More Information

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