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Student Counseling at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 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.

UGA Student Counseling Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Student Counseling
  • Doctorate Degree in Student Counseling

UGA Student Counseling Rankings

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There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Student Counseling Master’s Program

70% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 student counseling students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. UGA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from UGA, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 10,060 $56,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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