The Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major at Grand Valley State University

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Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at Grand Valley State University

If you plan to study counselor education/school counseling & guidance services, take a look at what Grand Valley State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services section at the bottom of this page.

GVSU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

GVSU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Rankings

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Program

68% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of counselor education/school counseling and guidance services master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services each year. GVSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a counselor education/school counseling and guidance services master's degree from GVSU, 82% 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	6,910	$55,890

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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