Student Counseling at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you plan to study student counseling, take a look at what California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440.

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.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the student counseling majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 14 student counseling students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, about 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	5
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	14

Related Majors

• Special Education
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade 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 CA, the home state for California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	32,400	$74,530

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.