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Student Counseling at Michigan State University

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

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

71% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 71% went to 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 12% more men than average.

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In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

Student Counseling majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 28

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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