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Alabama Mental Health Counselors: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Mental Health Counselors in Alabama

Fast Facts for Mental Health Counselors in Alabama

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Gadsden and Mobile
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Birmingham and Tuscaloosa
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Birmingham and Mobile

Salaries for Mental Health Counselors in Alabama

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Montgomery and Mobile. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Mental Health Counselors in Alabama are listed below.

Selected Mental Health Counseling Schools in Alabama

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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South University Campus
Montgomery

South University (AU) provides online and campus based classes, which are all rooted in the foundation of excellence the school has been known for since 1899.

  • Programs: Master Of Arts In Professional Counseling
  • Degrees/Course Work: Master

Selected Online Schools for Mental Health Counselors in Alabama

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Walden UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
Grand Canyon UniversityOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Argosy University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Stratford Career InstituteOnlineDiplomaGet Info

More Alabama Mental Health Counseling Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsdenAssociate5,514
George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHancevilleAssociate5,247

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Mental Health Counselors

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Alabama. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Mental Health Counselors

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Mental Health Counselors relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ALABAMA

   
Gadsden170$25,1108.2
Mobile180$43,4701.4
Montgomery130$48,7801.1
Tuscaloosa40$36,4700.7
Birmingham190$32,6800.5
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