Student Counseling at Eastern Illinois 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 Eastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 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.

EIU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

EIU Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 46 student counseling students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from EIU, about 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. EIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from EIU, 67% 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 Eastern Illinois University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	29
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	17

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Special Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• 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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	12,620	$56,540

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.