Each year, in Pennsylvania, an average of 52 students graduate with credentials in mental health. Pennsylvania has 4 mental health schools to choose from, if you are interested in studying mental health. At mental health schools in Pennsylvania, you can expect to pay $13,985 per year in tuition for a degree in mental health.
Pennsylvania's largest mental health school, which is located in Blue Bell, is Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus. Approximately 32 students graduated with a mental health degree from Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus in 2009, which was 62% of the total state mental health graduates for that year. Tuition at Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus, was $3,270 per year in 2010.
A majority of those with a degree in mental health choose to become mental health counselors. If you are planning on working in the state after graduation, you should know that the job outlook for mental health counselors in Pennsylvania is good. An estimated 14,900 mental health counselors are in Pennsylvania state. And the government projects that this number will increase by 14%, or to 17,100 mental health counselors by the year 2018.
As a mental health counselor in Pennsylvania you can expect to earn anywhere from less than $24,029 per year to more than $58,922 per year. In Pennsylvania, mental health counselors make an average of $36,400 per year.
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Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus
Address:
340 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19422-0796
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Address:
One College Ave, Williamsport, Pennsylvania 17701-5799
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Bachelor's degree
Alvernia University
Address:
400 Saint Bernardine St, Reading, Pennsylvania 19607-1799
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Lancaster Bible College
Address:
901 Eden Rd, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601-5036
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree