Student Counseling at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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.

WKU Student Counseling Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

WKU Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Student Counseling Master’s Program

63% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. WKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	16
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	2
Other Student Counseling & Personnel 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	3,150	$58,770

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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