Student Counseling at Appalachian State University

Every student counseling school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the student counseling program at Appalachian State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received their master's degree in student counseling.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Student Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Appalachian State Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the student counseling majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 43 students who earned a master's degree in Student Counseling from Appalachian State in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Appalachian State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Appalachian State, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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• Multilingual Education
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Careers That Student Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in student counseling can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	6,380	$50,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.