Student Counseling at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 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.

Salem State Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Salem State Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Student Counseling Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in student counseling from Salem State. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

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

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

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	23

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Teaching English or French
• Special Education
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject 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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	8,050	$69,570

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 Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.