Student Counseling at San Diego State University

If you are interested in studying student counseling, you may want to check out the program at San Diego State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 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.

SDSU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

SDSU Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 72 students who graduated with a master’s in student counseling from SDSU in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

The following student counseling concentations are available at San Diego State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Diego State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	72

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teaching English or French
• Multilingual Education
• Educational Administration
• General Education

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	32,400	$74,530

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.