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 the Cumberlands. 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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Part-time graduates at Cumberlands paid an average of $315 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,282 | $4,282 |
| Fees | $300 | $300 |
The median early career salary of student counseling students who receive their master’s degree from Cumberlands is $43,664 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $42,896.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Cumberlands offers online option in its student counseling master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cumberlands Online Learning page.
About 85.3% of the students who received their Master’s in student counseling in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 82.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in student counseling at Cumberlands in 2019-2020, 2.2% were 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 | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 60 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 73 |
Student Counseling students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 136 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to student counseling.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 229 |
| Educational Administration | 274 |
| Special Education | 126 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 176 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 203 |
*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.