College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in College Student Counseling & Personnel Services section at the bottom of this page.

WCU College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in College Student Counseling

WCU College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Rankings

College Student Counseling Student Demographics at WCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the college student counseling majors at Western Carolina University.

WCU College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Program

53% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of college student counseling master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in college student counseling each year. WCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a college student counseling master's degree from WCU, 80% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in college student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services

Careers That College Student Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in college 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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	6,380	$50,140

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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