Student Counseling at Sam Houston State University

Every student counseling school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the student counseling program at Sam Houston State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912.

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.

SHSU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling
• Doctorate Degree in Student Counseling

SHSU Student Counseling Rankings

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There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Student Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 student counseling majors earned their master's degree from SHSU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from SHSU, 83% 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 Sam Houston State University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sam Houston 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	19

Related Majors

• International Education
• Other Education
• Teaching English or French
• Special Education
• Instructional Media Design

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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	25,670	$60,080

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 Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.