Student Counseling at California State University - Los Angeles

Every student counseling school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the student counseling program at California State University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745.

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.

Cal State LA Student Counseling Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Cal State LA Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Cal State LA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the student counseling majors at California State University - Los Angeles.

Cal State LA Student Counseling Master’s Program

80% Women

84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 84% of degree recipients. That is 47% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Los Angeles with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	53
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

If you plan to be a student counseling major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	118
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services	9

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	32,400	$74,530

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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