Student Counseling at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 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.

UAB Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

UAB Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 28 students who graduated with a master’s in student counseling from UAB in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from UAB, 61% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

The following student counseling concentations are available at University of Alabama at Birmingham. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alabama at Birmingham. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	36

Related Majors

• General Education
• Special Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Assessment
• 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.