Student Counseling at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 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.

UARK Student Counseling Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

UARK Student Counseling Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Student Counseling Master’s Program

79% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. UARK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from UARK, 67% 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 University of Arkansas with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

Student Counseling majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	30

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	2,010	$53,950

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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