Student Counseling at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study student counseling, take a look at what West Chester University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,719 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.

WCUPA Student Counseling Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

WCUPA Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at WCUPA

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

WCUPA Student Counseling Master’s Program

76% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. WCUPA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from WCUPA, 70% 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	40

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	8,020	$61,260

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
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