Student Counseling at South Dakota State University

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

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a total student population of 11,405.

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.

South Dakota State Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

South Dakota State Student Counseling Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Student Counseling Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in student counseling from South Dakota State. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from South Dakota State, 100% 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 South Dakota State University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

If you plan to be a student counseling major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South Dakota 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	7
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	6

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• 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 SD, the home state for South Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	790	$42,750

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.