by our College Data Analytics TeamStudent Counseling is a major offered under the education program of study at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. 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 NSU paid an average of $927 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $476 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 | $5,738 | $16,526 |
| Fees | $3,876 | $3,876 |
student counseling who receive their master’s degree from NSU make an average of $42,235 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $42,896.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. NSU does offer online classes in its student counseling master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NSU Online Learning page.
About 61.9% of the students who received their Master’s in student counseling in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 82.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.6% of the student counseling master’s degrees at NSU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Student Counseling students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 10 |
| College Student Counseling & Personnel Services | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to student counseling.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 8 |
| Educational Administration | 24 |
| Special Education | 14 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 50 |
| Other Education | 9 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.