Student Counseling at Southern Connecticut 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 Southern Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,331.

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.

SCSU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

SCSU Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a master's degree in Student Counseling from SCSU in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. SCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from SCSU, 64% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	29

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Multilingual Education
• General 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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.