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 South Carolina - 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UofSC paid an average of $1,240 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $572 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,737 | $29,760 |
| Fees | $400 | $400 |
The median early career salary of student counseling students who receive their master’s degree from UofSC is $40,855 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $42,896.
Online degrees for the UofSC student counseling master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UofSC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in student counseling in 2019-2020, 55.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 82.2%.
Around 25.9% of student counseling master’s degree recipients at UofSC 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 | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Student Counseling students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| College Student Counseling & Personnel Services | 27 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 48 |
| Educational Administration | 43 |
| Instructional Media Design | 3 |
| Educational Assessment | 2 |
| Special Education | 12 |
*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.