Student Counseling at California State University - Sacramento

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 California State University - Sacramento stacks up to those at other schools.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293.

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.

Sac State Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Sac State Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 140 student counseling students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Sac State, about 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Sac State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% 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 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	38
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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 State University - Sacramento. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	140

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration
• General Education
• 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 State University - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.