Student Counseling at Western Connecticut State University

If you are interested in studying student counseling, you may want to check out the program at Western Connecticut State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,246.

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.

WestConn Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

WestConn Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at WestConn

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

WestConn Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a master’s in student counseling from WestConn in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from WestConn, 64% 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 Connecticut State University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• General Education
• Educational Administration
• Special Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	4,700	$65,510

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
• Image Credit: By Andrew Gusciora under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.