Student Counseling at Gwynedd Mercy University

If you are interested in studying student counseling, you may want to check out the program at Gwynedd Mercy University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Gwynedd - Mercy is located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,737 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.

Gwynedd - Mercy Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at Gwynedd - Mercy

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Gwynedd - Mercy offers distance education options for student counseling at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Gwynedd - Mercy Student Counseling Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Gwynedd - Mercy

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

Gwynedd - Mercy Student Counseling Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Gwynedd - Mercy does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Gwynedd - Mercy, 83% 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 Gwynedd Mercy University with a master's in student counseling.

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

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

If you plan to be a student counseling major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Gwynedd Mercy University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	18

Related Majors

• General Education
• Special Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration
• 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 PA, the home state for Gwynedd Mercy University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	8,020	$61,260

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.