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Student Counseling at University of West Georgia

Student Counseling at University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and approximately 13,419 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.

University of West Georgia Student Counseling Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

University of West Georgia Student Counseling Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia Student Counseling Master’s Program

87% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

If you plan to be a student counseling major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of West Georgia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 70

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 West 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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