Student Counseling at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 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.

Illinois State Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Illinois State 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 Illinois State

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

Illinois State Student Counseling Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Illinois State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Illinois State, 65% 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 Illinois State University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	17

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Special Education
• 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 IL, the home state for Illinois State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	12,620	$56,540

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 Willjay under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.