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Student Counseling at Eastern Illinois University

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Student Counseling at Eastern Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a student counseling school? To help you decide if Eastern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's student counseling program.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 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.

EIU Student Counseling Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Student Counseling Master’s Program

80% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 46 students who graduated with a master’s in student counseling from EIU in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. EIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from EIU, 67% 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 Eastern Illinois University with a master's in student counseling.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 12,620 $56,540

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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