Student Counseling at Merrimack College

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

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,418.

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.

Merrimack Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Merrimack Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack Student Counseling Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in student counseling from Merrimack. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Merrimack does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Merrimack, 80% 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 Merrimack College with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Merrimack College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	10

Related Majors

• General Education
• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration
• Curriculum & Instruction

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 MA, the home state for Merrimack College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	8,050	$69,570

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 Merrimack Colleges Church under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.