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North Carolina Mental Health Counselors: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Mental Health Counselors in North Carolina

Fast Facts for Mental Health Counselors in North Carolina

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Hickory, Greenville, and Durham
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Greensboro, Charlotte, and Asheville
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Raleigh, Durham, and Charlotte

Salaries for Mental Health Counselors in North Carolina

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Wilmington, Greenville, and Hickory. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Mental Health Counselors in North Carolina are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Mental Health Counselors in North Carolina

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

North Carolina Mental Health Counseling Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotteAssociate18,052
East Carolina UniversityGreenvilleDoctorate & First Professional25,990
Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboroAssociate1,687
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling SpringsDoctorate & First Professional3,892
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestownAssociate10,571
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotteBachelor1,463
Lenoir Community CollegeKinstonAssociate2,733
Pitt Community CollegeWintervilleAssociate6,499
Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskieAssociate384
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurstAssociate3,826
Southwestern Community College SylvaSylvaAssociate2,040
Vance-Granville Community CollegeHendersonAssociate4,135
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleighAssociate12,238
Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboroAssociate2,988
Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorgantonAssociate2,448

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Mental Health Counselors

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for North Carolina. 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

NORTH CAROLINA

   
Hickory260$44,1402.3
Greenville100$48,3502.1
Durham380$38,0001.9
Fayetteville140$37,2901.7
Raleigh510$40,7001.4
Wilmington130$48,7401.3
Asheville90$40,2400.7
Charlotte260$40,4200.4
Greensboro50$42,7500.2
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