Student Counseling at University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and approximately 13,419 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.

University of West Georgia Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling
• Doctorate Degree in Student Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at University of West Georgia

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? University of West Georgia offers distance education options for student counseling at the following degree levels:

University of West Georgia Student Counseling Rankings

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There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia Student Counseling Master’s Program

The student counseling program at University of West Georgia awarded 48 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from University of West Georgia, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of West Georgia with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

The following student counseling concentations are available at University of West Georgia. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of West Georgia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	70

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Special Education
• Instructional Media Design

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 GA, the home state for University of West Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	10,060	$56,500

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.