Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at Western New Mexico University

If you plan to study counselor education/school counseling and guidance services, take a look at what Western New Mexico University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,896.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services section at the bottom of this page.

Western New Mexico University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

Online Classes Are Available at Western New Mexico University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Western New Mexico University does offer online education options in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Western New Mexico University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services majors at Western New Mexico University.

Western New Mexico University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of counselor education/school counseling and guidance services master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

In the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New Mexico University with a master's in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for Western New Mexico University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	1,550	$56,200

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.