Student Counseling at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 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.

NSU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NSU offers distance education options for student counseling at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NSU 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.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Student Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 student counseling majors earned their master's degree from NSU. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. NSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Other Education
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject 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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	4,970	$55,500

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.