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 Northern Arizona University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in student counseling, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at NAU paid an average of $1,428 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $520 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,309 | $18,630 |
| Fees | $857 | $859 |
The median early career salary of student counseling students who receive their master’s degree from NAU is $43,664 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $42,896.
NAU 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 NAU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.2% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.1% of the student counseling master’s degrees at NAU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 81 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Student Counseling students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 117 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multilingual Education | 34 |
| Educational Administration | 263 |
| Special Education | 53 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 60 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 61 |
*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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