Student Counseling at Buena Vista University

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

BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,863.

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.

BVU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

BVU Student Counseling Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at BVU

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

BVU Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 80 students who earned a master's degree in Student Counseling from BVU in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from BVU, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Buena Vista University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	80

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• General Education
• Teaching English or French
• Special Education
• Teacher Education Subject 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 IA, the home state for Buena Vista University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	2,600	$54,650

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 Ryan Harder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.