Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Every counselor education/school counseling and guidance services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program at Northwestern State University of Louisiana stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services section at the bottom of this page.

NSU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Degrees Available

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

NSU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Rankings

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

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a master's degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services from NSU. About 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services each year. NSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a counselor education/school counseling and guidance services master's degree from NSU, 75% 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a master's in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• College Student Counseling & Personnel Services

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 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
• Image Credit: By Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.