Student Counseling at James Madison University

If you are interested in studying student counseling, you may want to check out the program at James Madison University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 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.

JMU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

JMU Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a master's degree in Student Counseling from JMU in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. JMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from JMU, 88% 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 James Madison University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Educational Assessment
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Educational Administration

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 VA, the home state for James Madison University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	7,270	$65,230

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 Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, North Carolina under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.