---

Student Counseling at Western New Mexico University

If you plan to study Student Counseling, you may want to check out the program at Western New Mexico University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Western New Mexico University sits in Silver City, NM.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 20 student counseling degrees were awarded at Western New Mexico University.

Online Class Availability at Western New Mexico University

Many students take online classes at Western New Mexico University. Among 3,531 students, 2,131 (60%) studied exclusively online and 786 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Student Counseling graduates at Western New Mexico University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Student Counseling graduates at Western New Mexico University are 80% women (16) and 20% men (4).

Student Counseling Master’s Program at Western New Mexico University

Of the 20 master’s student counseling graduates at Western New Mexico University, 80% were women (16) and 20% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Student Counseling master’s degree recipients at Western New Mexico University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	14
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of Student Counseling master’s degree recipients at Western New Mexico University, lower than the national average of 38%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Student Counseling Concentrations at Western New Mexico University

This Student Counseling program at Western New Mexico University breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Counselor Education	20

Highest-Paying Careers for Student Counseling Graduates

Those who complete Student Counseling program at Western New Mexico University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Student Counseling majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$87,699

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.