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Student Counseling at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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Student Counseling at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,447. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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.

NSU Student Counseling Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Master’s Degree

NSU Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Student Counseling Master’s Program

74% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 27 students who graduated with a master’s in student counseling from NSU in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. NSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 13
International Students 1
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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 4,970 $55,500

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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