by our College Data Analytics TeamCounselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is a concentration offered under the student counseling major at Northern Illinois University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at NIU was $492 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,858 | $8,858 |
| Fees | $2,228 | $2,228 |
Online degrees for the NIU counselor education/school counseling and guidance services master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.
About 78.8% of the students who received their Master’s in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 83.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services at NIU in 2019-2020, 24.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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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