Student Counseling at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

GWU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling
• Doctorate Degree in Student Counseling

GWU Student Counseling Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Student Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 student counseling majors earned their master's degree from GWU. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from GWU, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• General Education
• Educational Assessment
• Instructional Media Design
• Other Education
• Curriculum & Instruction

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	1,740	$67,050

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.