Student Counseling at Hofstra University

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 Hofstra University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444.

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.

Hofstra Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Hofstra Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Student Counseling Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Hofstra, 69% 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 Hofstra University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• General Education
• Teaching English or French
• Special Education

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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	24,940	$67,920

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.