Student Counseling at North Carolina State University

What traits are you looking for in a student counseling school? To help you decide if North Carolina State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's student counseling program.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042.

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.

NC State Student Counseling Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

NC State does offer online education options in student counseling for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

NC State Student Counseling Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Student Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 student counseling majors earned their master's degree from NC State. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from NC State, 65% 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 North Carolina State University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Special Education
• Other Education
• Instructional Media Design
• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	6,380	$50,140

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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.