Student Counseling at The University of Alabama

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 The University of Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 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.

UA Student Counseling Degrees Available

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

UA Student Counseling Rankings

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There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 7 student counseling students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from UA, 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
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 The University of Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	12

Related Majors

• Educational Assessment
• Teaching English or French
• Instructional Media Design
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Special 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	3,770	$53,420

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.