Student Counseling at William Paterson University of New Jersey

What traits are you looking for in a student counseling school? To help you decide if William Paterson University of New Jersey is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's student counseling program.

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and approximately 9,635 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.

William Paterson University Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

William Paterson University Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the student counseling majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University Student Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 student counseling majors earned their master's degree from William Paterson University. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

In the student counseling 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 William Paterson University of New Jersey with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	12
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 William Paterson University of New Jersey. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	28

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Special Education
• 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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	7,090	$72,050

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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