Student Counseling at Virginia State University

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

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and approximately 4,020 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.

Virginia State Student Counseling Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Virginia State Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Virginia State

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

Virginia State Student Counseling Master’s Program

56% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Virginia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 63% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

Student Counseling majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	2

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 State 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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