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Student Counseling at Western Connecticut State University

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

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,246.

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.

WestConn Student Counseling Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

WestConn Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at WestConn

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

WestConn Student Counseling Master’s Program

83% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from WestConn, 75% 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 Connecticut State University with a master's in student counseling.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 22

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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 4,700 $65,510

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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