Student Counseling at Vanderbilt University

Every student counseling school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the student counseling program at Vanderbilt University stacks up to those at other schools.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 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.

Vanderbilt Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Vanderbilt Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Student Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students graduated with a master's degree in student counseling from Vanderbilt. About 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Vanderbilt, 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 Vanderbilt University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

Student Counseling majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Vanderbilt University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	42

Related Majors

• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• International Education
• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	4,730	$51,240

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 Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.