Student Counseling at University of Saint Joseph

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

USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and approximately 2,305 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.

USJ Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

USJ Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at USJ

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

USJ Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 8 student counseling students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USJ, about 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from USJ, 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 University of Saint Joseph with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

Student Counseling majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Saint Joseph. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	8

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Instructional Media Design
• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 CT, the home state for University of Saint Joseph.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	4,700	$65,510

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 Eddy.dossantos2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.