Student Counseling at Portland State 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 Portland State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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.

Portland State University Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Portland State University Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 49 student counseling students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Portland State University, about 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Portland State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Portland State University, 71% 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 Portland State University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Special Education
• Educational Administration

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	2,880	$62,250

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.