Student Counseling at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Every student counseling school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the student counseling program at West Chester University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719.

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.

WCUPA Student Counseling Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

WCUPA Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at WCUPA

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

WCUPA Student Counseling Master’s Program

76% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. WCUPA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from WCUPA, 70% 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	40

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	8,020	$61,260

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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