Education Careers-Master's Degree as a School Counselor
Use a Psychology degree to become a School Counselor
If you want to work with children in grades K-12 you can move from a Psychology degree to pursue a Master's degree in School Counseling. You will be located in a school and help children with academic and personal issues. Your work will also involve working with parents and teachers to help improve a child's well being. Finally, as a School Counselor you have the opportunity to communicatie with school administrators and outside agencies to find useful resources.
Choosing to be a School Counselor will require you to earn a Master's degree in a School Counseor or Counseling (Psychology or Education) program. Typically, it will take 2 years to earn your Master's degree. You need to check with every program to see if the Master's program offers you any kind of financial assistance (tuition and a stipend to be a Teaching Assistant or Research Assistant). I is likely, however, that such assistance is limited or not available at all.
Your Master's degree should offer you greater job opportunities and greater salary than a Bachelor’s degree. Moreover, you can always decide to use your Master's degree as a springboard to a Doctoral degree.
Click here to link to the website of the American School Counselors Association.
Salary Information
The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists the median income for school counselors at $53,660.
Find out more about School Counseling by clicking on this link.
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Education Careers--Teaching Children
Education Careers--Lbrary Assistant
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Education Careers--PhD in Educational Psychology
Education Careers--EdD in Education
Education Careers--PhD in School Psychology