Student Counseling at Capella University

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

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 38,930 students attend the school each year.

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.

Capella University Student Counseling Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

There were 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Student Counseling Master’s Program

87% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Capella University, 62% 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 Capella University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	111
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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 Capella University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	361

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 MN, the home state for Capella University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	4,790	$58,360

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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