Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at Northern Illinois University

If you plan to study counselor education/school counseling and guidance services, take a look at what Northern Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Doctorate Degree in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

NIU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Rankings

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There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services majors earned their master's degree from NIU. Of these graduates, 34% were men and 66% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a counselor education/school counseling and guidance services master's degree from NIU, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master's in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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Careers That Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services 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 Northern 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 Andy McMurray under License

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