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Student Counseling at Western Carolina University

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Student Counseling at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 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.

WCU Student Counseling Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

WCU Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Student Counseling Master’s Program

82% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The student counseling program at WCU awarded 39 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

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Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from WCU, 72% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in student counseling.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 6,380 $50,140

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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