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Career Information for Mental Health Counselors in Texas

Fast Facts for Mental Health Counselors in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Corpus Christi, College Station, and Abilene
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Houston, Austin, and Dallas

Salaries for Mental Health Counselors in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Texarkana, San Antonio, and Dallas. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Mental Health Counselors in Texas are listed below.

Selected Mental Health Counseling Schools in Texas

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University of Phoenix
El Paso

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Counseling/Mental Health Counseling, MS In Counseling/Community Counseling, MS In Counseling/Mental Health Counseling
  • Degrees/Course Work: Master

Argosy University
Dallas

Offers degree programs in business, education, health sciences, and psychology and behavioral sciences. 19 campuses in 11 states and online programs.

  • Programs: Master Of Arts (MA) In Community Counseling, Master Of Arts (MA) In Mental Health Counseling, Psychology - Substance Abuse
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor, Master

Selected Online Schools for Mental Health Counselors in Texas

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

More Texas Mental Health Counseling Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alvin Community CollegeAlvinAssociate4,169
Amarillo CollegeAmarilloAssociate10,387
Angelina CollegeLufkinAssociate4,677
Austin Community College DistrictAustinAssociate33,508
Blinn CollegeBrenhamAssociate14,589
Central Texas CollegeKilleenAssociate21,532
Del Mar CollegeCorpus ChristiAssociate11,167
Eastfield CollegeMesquiteAssociate10,653
El Paso Community CollegeEl PasoAssociate25,023
Grayson County CollegeDenisonAssociate3,811
Houston Community CollegeHoustonAssociate43,518
Lamar State College-Port ArthurPort ArthurAssociate2,325
Lee CollegeBaytownAssociate5,856
Lone Star College SystemThe WoodlandsAssociate39,756
McLennan Community CollegeWacoAssociate8,079
Midland CollegeMidlandBachelor5,739
Northwest Vista CollegeSan AntonioAssociate10,329
Odessa CollegeOdessaAssociate4,580
Saint Edward's UniversityAustinMasters5,317
San Antonio CollegeSan AntonioAssociate19,819
San Jacinto Community CollegePasadenaAssociate23,805
Southwestern Assemblies of God UniversityWaxahachieMasters1,834
St Marys UniversitySan AntonioDoctorate & First Professional3,920
Tarrant County CollegeFort WorthAssociate37,948
Texarkana CollegeTexarkanaAssociate4,439
Texas A & M UniversityCollege StationDoctorate46,542
Texas State Technical College-West TexasSweetwaterAssociate1,639
Texas State University-San MarcosSan MarcosDoctorate28,121
Texas Woman's UniversityDentonDoctorate12,168
The University of Texas at TylerTylerDoctorate6,137
The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHoustonDoctorate & First Professional3,774
The University of Texas-Pan AmericanEdinburgDoctorate17,435
Tyler Junior CollegeTylerAssociate8,217
University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBeltonDoctorate2,651
Wharton County Junior CollegeWhartonAssociate5,892

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Mental Health Counselors

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

TEXAS

   
Corpus Christi220$33,5901.8
College Station90$26,9201.8
Abilene60$28,8901.5
Texarkana40$56,5601.2
Midland40$41,0000.9
Longview50$34,6500.8
El Paso130$30,3800.7
Austin330$39,4600.6
Houston880$41,2000.5
San Antonio270$48,3900.4
Fort Worth130$39,3700.2
Dallas280$41,2300.2
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