Student Counseling at Portland State University

If you plan to study student counseling, take a look at what Portland State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 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.

Portland State University Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Portland State University Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Student Counseling Master’s Program

The student counseling program at Portland State University awarded 49 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Portland State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Portland State University, 71% 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 Portland State University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

The following student counseling concentations are available at Portland State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Portland State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	49
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services	1

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Special Education
• Educational Administration

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	2,880	$62,250

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.