Student Counseling at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836.

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.

FIU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

FIU Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 46 student counseling students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from FIU, about 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. FIU 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 83% of degree recipients. That is 45% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Florida International University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	46

Related Majors

• International Education
• Special Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject 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 FL, the home state for Florida International 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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.