Student Counseling at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Michigan State Student Counseling Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Student Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 student counseling majors earned their master's degree from Michigan State. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Michigan State, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Educational Assessment
• Education Philosophy
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Instructional Media Design

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 MI, the home state for Michigan 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
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.