The College Student Counseling Major at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

What traits are you looking for in a college 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 college student counseling program.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in College Student Counseling & Personnel Services section at the bottom of this page.

NSU College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in College 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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NSU does offer online courses in college student counseling for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

NSU College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Rankings

College Student Counseling Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Program

80% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of college student counseling master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the college student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 37% 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 college student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services

Careers That College Student Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in college 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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