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 George Mason University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in student counseling, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at GMU paid an average of $1,559 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $671 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,594 | $33,906 |
| Fees | $3,504 | $3,504 |
The median early career salary of student counseling students who receive their master’s degree from GMU is $53,537 per year. That is 25% higher than the national average of $42,896.
Online degrees for the GMU 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 GMU Online Learning page.
About 82.6% of the students who received their Master’s in student counseling in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 82.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 54.3% of the student counseling master’s degrees at GMU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Student Counseling students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 46 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to student counseling.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 412 |
| Educational Administration | 192 |
| Special Education | 341 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 21 |
*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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