Student Counseling at Northern Kentucky 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 Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and approximately 16,211 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.

NKU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

NKU Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Student Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in student counseling from NKU. About 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. NKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from NKU, 88% 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 Kentucky University with a master's in student counseling.

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

Related Majors

• General Education
• Special Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	3,150	$58,770

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.