Student Counseling at Widener University

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

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,150 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.

Widener Student Counseling Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Widener Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Student Counseling Master’s Program

69% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Widener does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Widener University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

Student Counseling majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Widener University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	5

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 Widener University.

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
O*NET Online
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