Student Counseling at The University of Montana

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

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808.

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.

UM Student Counseling Degrees Available

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

UM Student Counseling Rankings

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There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at UM

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

UM Student Counseling Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. UM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from UM, 79% 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 Montana with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Montana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	25

Related Majors

• General Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade 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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	660	$48,010

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.