Student Counseling at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 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.

UNR Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

UNR Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Student Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 student counseling majors earned their master's degree from UNR. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. UNR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from UNR, 67% 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 Nevada - Reno with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Nevada - Reno. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	15

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teaching Assistants
• Multilingual Education
• 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	1,880	$54,960

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 delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.