Student Counseling at Providence College

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

Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 4,821 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.

Providence Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Providence Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at Providence

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the student counseling majors at Providence College.

Providence Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 22 student counseling students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Providence, about 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Providence does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Providence, 86% 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 Providence College with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	22

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• 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 RI, the home state for Providence College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	1,050	$62,800

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.