Student Counseling at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119.

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.

Northeastern Illinois University Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Northeastern Illinois University Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Student Counseling Master’s Program

The student counseling program at Northeastern Illinois University awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Northeastern Illinois University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Northeastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	16

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teaching English or French
• Special Education
• Teacher Education Subject 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 IL, the home state for Northeastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	12,620	$56,540

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 Serhii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.