Student Counseling at Manhattan College

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

Manhattan is located in Riverdale, New York and has a total student population of 3,965.

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.

Manhattan Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Manhattan Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at Manhattan

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

Manhattan Student Counseling Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Manhattan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 82% of degree recipients. That is 45% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	3
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 Manhattan College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	33

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• 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 Manhattan College.

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 Trollness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.