Student Counseling at Mississippi State University

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986.

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.

Mississippi State Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling
• Doctorate Degree in Student Counseling

Mississippi State Student Counseling Rankings

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In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in student counseling from Mississippi State. This makes it the #101 most popular school for student counseling master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Student Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students graduated with a master's degree in student counseling from Mississippi State. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Mississippi State, 72% 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 Mississippi State University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi State also has a doctoral program available in student counseling. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• General Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• 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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	2,080	$50,940

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.