by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is College Student Counseling & Personnel Services. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Student Counseling is a major offered under the education program of study at University of Georgia. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in student counseling, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UGA paid an average of $1,050 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $370 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,878 | $25,186 |
| Fees | $2,290 | $2,290 |
The median early career salary of student counseling students who receive their doctor’s degree from UGA is $70,009 per year. That is 46% higher than the national average of $48,067.
Online degrees for the UGA student counseling doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UGA Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the student counseling students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 72.3%.
Around 33.3% of student counseling doctor’s degree recipients at UGA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| College Student Counseling & Personnel Services | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to student counseling.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 13 |
| Educational Administration | 40 |
| Instructional Media Design | 6 |
| Educational Assessment | 1 |
| Special Education | 1 |
*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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