Student Counseling at Western New Mexico University

If you plan to study student counseling, take a look at what Western New Mexico University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and approximately 2,896 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

Western New Mexico University Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at Western New Mexico University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Western New Mexico University does offer online education options in student counseling for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Western New Mexico University Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 7 student counseling students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Western New Mexico University, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Special Education
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 Western New Mexico University.

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.