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 Seattle Pacific University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in student counseling, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at SPU paid an average of $886 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,896 | $31,896 |
student counseling who receive their master’s degree from SPU make an average of $62,260 a year during the early days of their career. That is 45% higher than the national average of $42,896.
SPU 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 SPU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.0% 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 41.7% of the student counseling master’s degrees at SPU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 12 |
| 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 | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to student counseling.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 2 |
| Educational Administration | 21 |
| Instructional Media Design | 7 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 78 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 16 |
*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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