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 Southern Connecticut State 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at SCSU paid an average of $444 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $438 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 | $7,865 | $20,044 |
| Fees | $5,484 | $6,614 |
The median early career salary of student counseling students who receive their master’s degree from SCSU is $51,551 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $42,896.
SCSU 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 SCSU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in student counseling in 2019-2020, 80.8% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 82.2%.
Around 26.9% of student counseling master’s degree recipients at SCSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to 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 | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 26 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 19 |
| Multilingual Education | 14 |
| Special Education | 61 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 26 |
| Other Education | 3 |
*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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