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Student Counseling at California State University-Los Angeles

What traits are you looking for in a school for Student Counseling, consider the program at California State University-Los Angeles. Get started with the following essential facts.

California State University-Los Angeles is in Los Angeles, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 122 student counseling degrees were granted at California State University-Los Angeles.

Studying Online at California State University-Los Angeles

Online coursework is an option at California State University-Los Angeles. Among 23,163 students, 1,217 (5%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 10,921 (47%) took at least some classes online.

Student Counseling Rankings at California State University-Los Angeles

These rankings give you a sense of how California State University-Los Angeles’s Student Counseling program against peer institutions.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	California	#1 of 29
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#1 of 38
Best Value	Nationwide	#2 of 305
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#8 of 30
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#9 of 39
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#14 of 309

Earnings for Student Counseling Graduates from California State University-Los Angeles

Graduates of California State University-Los Angeles’s Student Counseling program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$60,412
2 years	$66,461
3 years	$69,741
4 years	$77,690
5 years	$82,681

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Student Counseling graduates from California State University-Los Angeles take home a median $77,690, compared with $61,510 for all California State University-Los Angeles graduates — about 26% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Student Counseling graduates at California State University-Los Angeles, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Student Counseling graduates at California State University-Los Angeles are 72% women (88) and 28% men (34).

Student Counseling Master’s Program at California State University-Los Angeles

Of the 85 master’s student counseling graduates at California State University-Los Angeles, 73% were women (62) and 27% were men (23).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Student Counseling master’s degree recipients at California State University-Los Angeles.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	54
Black / African American	1
Asian	15
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 85% of Student Counseling master’s degree recipients at California State University-Los Angeles, higher than the national average of 38%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Student Counseling Concentrations at California State University-Los Angeles

This Student Counseling program at California State University-Los Angeles breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Counselor Education	109
Other Student Counseling	13

Best-Paid Careers for Student Counseling Graduates

Students who finish Student Counseling program at California State University-Los Angeles go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Student Counseling majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$87,699

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.