Student Counseling at Arkansas Tech University

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

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,829.

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.

ATU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

ATU Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at ATU

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

ATU Student Counseling Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. ATU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from ATU, 78% 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 Arkansas Tech University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Arkansas Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	48
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	17

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Special Education
• General Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Educational Administration

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 AR, the home state for Arkansas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	2,010	$53,950

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 Valis55 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.