Student Counseling at Sonoma State University

If you are interested in studying student counseling, you may want to check out the program at Sonoma State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and approximately 8,018 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.

SSU Student Counseling Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

SSU Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at SSU

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

SSU Student Counseling Master’s Program

75% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. SSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

The following student counseling concentations are available at Sonoma State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sonoma State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	26

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 CA, the home state for Sonoma State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	32,400	$74,530

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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