Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at University of the Southwest

If you plan to study counselor education/school counseling and guidance services, take a look at what University of the Southwest has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and has a total student population of 904.

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.

USW Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USW

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USW does offer online courses in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USW Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Rankings

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Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Student Demographics at USW

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 the Southwest.

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

Of the 77 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USW, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a counselor education/school counseling and guidance services master's degree from USW, 66% 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 the Southwest with a master's in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	1,550	$56,200

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 Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.