Student Counseling at Mercer University

Every student counseling school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the student counseling program at Mercer University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and has a total student population of 9,006.

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.

Mercer Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Mercer Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Student Counseling Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Mercer, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

Student Counseling majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercer University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	19

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Curriculum & Instruction
• General Education
• 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 GA, the home state for Mercer University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	10,060	$56,500

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 Korea2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.