The Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major at Portland State University

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Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at Portland State University

If you plan to study counselor education/school counseling & guidance services, 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 Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services section at the bottom of this page.

Portland State University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Degrees Available

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

Portland State University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Rankings

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Program

81% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of counselor education/school counseling and guidance services master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services 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 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services master's degree from Portland State University, 55% 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 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 Portland State University with a master's in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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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 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
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