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 Georgia Southern University. 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at GaSou paid an average of $1,105 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $277 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 | $4,986 | $19,890 |
| Fees | $2,114 | $2,114 |
The median early career salary of student counseling students who receive their master’s degree from GaSou is $37,424 per year. That is 13% lower than the national average of $42,896.
GaSou does not offer an online option for its student counseling master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GaSou Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.2% 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%.
Around 50.0% of student counseling master’s degree recipients at GaSou in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to student counseling.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 1 |
| Educational Administration | 104 |
| Instructional Media Design | 27 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 331 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 10 |
*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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