Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at University of Southern Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a counselor education/school counseling and guidance services school? To help you decide if University of Southern Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

Southern Miss Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Rankings

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Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Student Demographics at Southern Miss

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services majors at University of Southern Mississippi.

Southern Miss Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services from Southern Miss. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a counselor education/school counseling and guidance services master's degree from Southern Miss, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a master's in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	2,080	$50,940

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

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