Student Counseling at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 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.

Hofstra Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Hofstra 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.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Student Counseling Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a master's degree in student counseling from Hofstra. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Hofstra, 69% 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 Hofstra University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
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 Hofstra University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	13

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• General Education
• Teaching English or French
• 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	24,940	$67,920

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.