Student Counseling at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 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.

NAU Student Counseling Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

NAU Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Student Counseling Master’s Program

76% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. NAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from NAU, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

If you plan to be a student counseling major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Arizona University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	135

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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	7,870	$53,980

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
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