Student Counseling at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 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.

UMass Boston Student Counseling Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

UMass Boston Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Student Counseling Master’s Program

78% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. UMass Boston does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from UMass Boston, 78% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	1
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 University of Massachusetts - Boston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	26

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	8,050	$69,570

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
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