by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Student Counseling is a major offered under the education program of study at California State University - Bakersfield. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in student counseling, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,176 | $16,680 |
| Fees | $1,757 | $1,757 |
The median early career salary of student counseling students who receive their master’s degree from CSUB is $57,318 per year. That is 34% higher than the national average of $42,896.
Online degrees for the CSUB student counseling master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CSUB Online Learning page.
Women made up around 77.8% of the student counseling students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 82.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in student counseling at CSUB in 2019-2020, 86.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Student Counseling students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 36 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to student counseling.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 151 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 1 |
*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.
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