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Student Counseling at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Student Counseling at University of South Carolina - Columbia

If you plan to study student counseling, take a look at what University of South Carolina - Columbia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 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.

UofSC Student Counseling Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

UofSC Student Counseling Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #58 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Student Counseling Master’s Program

86% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from UofSC, 69% 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in student counseling.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

Student Counseling majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Carolina - Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 35
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services 21

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 4,870 $52,890

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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