Student Counseling at Mississippi College

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

MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and approximately 4,667 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.

MC Student Counseling Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

MC Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at MC

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

MC Student Counseling Master’s Program

62% Women

85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. MC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 85% of degree recipients. That is 47% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
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 Mississippi College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	34

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	2,080	$50,940

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
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