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 Puget Sound. 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Puget Sound was $1,217 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $37,346 | $37,346 |
The median early career salary of student counseling students who receive their master’s degree from Puget Sound is $56,867 per year. That is 33% higher than the national average of $42,896.
Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.0% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in student counseling at Puget Sound in 2019-2020, 26.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Student Counseling students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 15 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 43 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 2 |
*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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