Student Counseling at James Madison University

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

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,594.

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.

JMU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

JMU 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 JMU

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

JMU Student Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a master's degree in student counseling from JMU. About 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. JMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from JMU, 88% 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 James Madison University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 James Madison University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	25

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Educational Assessment
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Educational Administration

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 James Madison 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 Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, North Carolina under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.