Student Counseling at National University

Every student counseling school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the student counseling program at National University stacks up to those at other schools.

National University is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 18,070 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 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.

National University Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at National University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

National University Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at National University

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

National University Student Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 students graduated with a master's degree in student counseling from National University. About 16% were men and 84% were women.

In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 77% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	78
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Multilingual Education
• Instructional Media Design
• 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 CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	32,400	$74,530

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 University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.