Student Counseling at Boston University

Every student counseling school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the student counseling program at Boston University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 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.

Boston U Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling
• Doctorate Degree in Student Counseling

Boston U Student Counseling Rankings

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There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 24 student counseling students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Boston U, about 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Boston U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Boston U, 79% 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 Boston University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

The following student counseling concentations are available at Boston University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	22
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services	5

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Other Education
• Educational Assessment
• General Education
• Teaching English or French

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	8,050	$69,570

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.