Student Counseling at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789.

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.

Wake Forest University Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Wake Forest University Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Student Counseling Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 102 students earned a master's degree in student counseling from Wake Forest University. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Wake Forest University, 74% 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 Wake Forest University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	75
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wake Forest University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	97
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services	5

Related Majors

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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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	6,380	$50,140

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 JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.