Student Counseling at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805.

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.

FAU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling
• Doctorate Degree in Student Counseling

FAU Student Counseling Rankings

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There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #58 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 39 students who earned a master's degree in Student Counseling from FAU in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	51

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Special Education

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	16,340	$50,350

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.