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 University of Missouri - Columbia. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Mizzou was $1,081 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $395 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,478 | $25,946 |
| Fees | $1,247 | $1,247 |
student counseling who receive their master’s degree from Mizzou make an average of $47,260 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $42,896.
Mizzou 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 Mizzou Online Learning page.
Women made up around 43.1% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in student counseling at Mizzou in 2019-2020, 21.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 18 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 150 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Student Counseling students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 202 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to student counseling.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 119 |
| Educational Administration | 25 |
| Special Education | 47 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 18 |
*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.