Student Counseling at University of Northern Iowa

If you are interested in studying student counseling, you may want to check out the program at University of Northern Iowa. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 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.

UNI Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at UNI

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNI does offer online courses in student counseling for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNI Student Counseling Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #75 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Student Counseling Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a master's degree in student counseling from UNI. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. UNI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from UNI, 76% 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 Northern Iowa with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

If you plan to be a student counseling major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Northern Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	20
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	13

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Education Philosophy
• Special Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Teaching English or French

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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	2,600	$54,650

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.