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Student Counseling at Concordia University-Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a school for Student Counseling, consider the program at Concordia University-Chicago. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Concordia University-Chicago sits in River Forest, IL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 28 student counseling degrees were granted at Concordia University-Chicago.

Online & Distance Learning at Concordia University-Chicago

Distance learning is available at Concordia University-Chicago. Among 4,770 students, 3,135 (66%) studied exclusively online and 951 (20%) took at least some classes online.

Student Counseling Rankings at Concordia University-Chicago

These rankings give you a sense of how Concordia University-Chicago’s Student Counseling program against peer institutions.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#3 of 10
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#4 of 39
Best Value	Illinois	#5 of 10
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#20 of 39
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#70 of 309
Best Value	Nationwide	#131 of 305

Earnings for Student Counseling Graduates from Concordia University-Chicago

Graduates of Concordia University-Chicago’s Student Counseling program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$60,778
2 years	$57,657
3 years	$64,254
4 years	$66,588
5 years	$76,150

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Student Counseling graduates from Concordia University-Chicago take home a median $66,588, compared with $69,450 for all Concordia University-Chicago graduates — about 4% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Student Counseling graduates at Concordia University-Chicago, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Student Counseling graduates at Concordia University-Chicago are 71% women (20) and 29% men (8).

Student Counseling Master’s Program at Concordia University-Chicago

Of the 27 master’s student counseling degrees awarded at Concordia University-Chicago, 74% were women (20) and 26% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Student Counseling master’s degree recipients at Concordia University-Chicago.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	15
Hispanic / Latino	9
Black / African American	3

Minority students account for 44% of Student Counseling master’s degree recipients at Concordia University-Chicago, above the national average of 38%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Student Counseling Concentrations at Concordia University-Chicago

This Student Counseling program at Concordia University-Chicago breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Counselor Education	28

Highest-Paying Careers for Student Counseling Graduates

Graduates of the Student Counseling program at Concordia University-Chicago go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Student Counseling majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$87,699

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.