by our College Data Analytics TeamStudent Counseling is a major offered under the education program of study at University of Central Arkansas. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in student counseling, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UCA paid an average of $558 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $279 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,018 | $10,037 |
| Fees | $1,611 | $1,611 |
The median early career salary of student counseling students who receive their master’s degree from UCA is $43,696 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $42,896.
UCA 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 UCA Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in student counseling in 2019-2020, 80.9% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 82.2%.
Around 26.5% of student counseling master’s degree recipients at UCA 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 | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 49 |
| International Students | 1 |
| 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 | 51 |
| College Student Counseling & Personnel Services | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to student counseling.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 8 |
| Educational Administration | 11 |
| Instructional Media Design | 3 |
| Special Education | 20 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 45 |
*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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