Student Counseling at Hampton University

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

Hampton is located in Hampton, Virginia and approximately 3,516 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.

Hampton Student Counseling Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Hampton

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Hampton does offer online courses in student counseling for the following degree levels:

Hampton Student Counseling Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Hampton

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

Hampton Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in student counseling from Hampton in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Hampton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 63% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hampton University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	14

Related Majors

• 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 VA, the home state for Hampton 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.