Student Counseling at George Mason University

If you plan to study student counseling, take a look at what George Mason University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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.

GMU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

GMU Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Student Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students graduated with a master's degree in student counseling from GMU. About 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from GMU, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	44

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• General Education
• Teaching English or French
• Instructional Media Design
• 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	7,270	$65,230

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.