Student Counseling at University of Missouri - Columbia

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

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and has a total student population of 31,089.

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.

Mizzou Student Counseling Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mizzou

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

Mizzou Student Counseling Rankings

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There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 183 students who earned a master's degree in Student Counseling from Mizzou in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Mizzou does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Mizzou, 73% 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 Missouri - Columbia with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	133
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Educational Assessment
• Multilingual Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• General Education

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	6,680	$50,900

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 Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.