Student Counseling at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,447.

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

Student Counseling Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Student Counseling Master’s Program

85% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from NSU, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

The following student counseling concentations are available at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	16
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	11

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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	4,970	$55,500

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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