Student Counseling at Appalachian State University

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

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year.

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.

Appalachian State Student Counseling Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Appalachian State Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Student Counseling Master’s Program

82% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Appalachian State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Appalachian State, 82% 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 Appalachian State University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Appalachian State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	55
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	14

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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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