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Student Counseling at George Mason University

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Student Counseling at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 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.

GMU Student Counseling Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

GMU Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Student Counseling Master’s Program

83% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from GMU, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 7,270 $65,230

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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