Student Counseling at Murray State University

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

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

Murray State Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at Murray State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Murray State offers distance education options for student counseling at the following degree levels:

Murray State Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in student counseling from Murray State in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Murray 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 Murray State, 75% 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 Murray State University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Special Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Educational Administration

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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	3,150	$58,770

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.