Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at University of the Southwest

What traits are you looking for in a counselor education/school counseling and guidance services school? To help you decide if University of the Southwest is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program.

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 904 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services section at the bottom of this page.

USW Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

Online Classes Are Available at USW

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

USW does offer online education options in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

USW Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Rankings

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Student Demographics at USW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services majors at University of the Southwest.

USW Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of counselor education/school counseling and guidance services master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services each year. USW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a counselor education/school counseling and guidance services master's degree from USW, 72% 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 the Southwest with a master's in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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Careers That Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	1,550	$56,200

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 Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.