Student Counseling at The University of West Florida

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 West Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061.

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.

UWF Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

UWF Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Student Counseling from UWF in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. UWF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from UWF, 53% were white. This is typical 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 West Florida with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	17

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Instructional Media Design
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration

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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	16,340	$50,350

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.