Student Counseling at University of the Southwest

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

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 904 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 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.

USW Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at USW

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? USW offers distance education options for student counseling at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USW Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Student Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 student counseling majors earned their master's degree from USW. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from USW, 66% 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 University of the Southwest with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Educational Assessment
• Special 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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	1,550	$56,200

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 Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.