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Student Counseling at Virginia Commonwealth University

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Student Counseling at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 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.

VCU Student Counseling Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

VCU Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Student Counseling Master’s Program

83% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in student counseling from VCU. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

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Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from VCU, 67% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in student counseling.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 7,270 $65,230

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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