Student Counseling at Western Carolina 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 Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243.

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.

WCU Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

WCU Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Student Counseling Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students earned a master's degree in student counseling from WCU. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from WCU, 72% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	37
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	2

Related Majors

• Special Education
• General Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade 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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.