Student Counseling at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 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.

NIU Student Counseling Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

NIU Student Counseling Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Student Counseling Master’s Program

74% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from NIU, 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 Northern Illinois University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	38

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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	12,620	$56,540

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
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