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Counselor Education at Walden University

If you plan to study Counselor Education, you may want to check out the program at Walden University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Walden University sits in Minneapolis, MN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 194 counselor education graduations were recorded at Walden University.

Studying Online at Walden University

Walden University operates as a distance-education institution, so Counselor Education coursework can be completed remotely.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Counselor Education graduates at Walden University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Counselor Education graduates at Walden University are 88% women (170) and 12% men (24).

Counselor Education Master’s Program at Walden University

Among the 194 master’s counselor education graduates at Walden University, 88% were women (170) and 12% were men (24).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Counselor Education master’s degree recipients at Walden University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	108
Hispanic / Latino	17
Black / African American	55
Asian	3
Two or More Races	3
Unknown	8

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of Counselor Education master’s degree recipients at Walden University, higher than the national average of 38%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Counselor Education Graduates

Those who complete Counselor Education program at Walden University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Counselor Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$87,699

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.