Student Counseling at Northern State 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 Northern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and approximately 3,431 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.

NSU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

NSU Student Counseling Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in student counseling from NSU in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from NSU, 69% 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 Northern State University with a master's in student counseling.

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

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

Student Counseling majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	13

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Special Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• 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 SD, the home state for Northern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	790	$42,750

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.