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 Salem College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in student counseling, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Salem paid an average of $450 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,100 | $8,100 |
| Fees | $300 | $300 |
The median early career salary of student counseling students who receive their master’s degree from Salem is $46,478 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $42,896.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the student counseling master’s degree program at Salem. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Salem Online Learning page.
Women made up around 96.2% of the student counseling students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 82.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in student counseling at Salem in 2019-2020, 19.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 21 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Student Counseling students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 26 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to student counseling.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Special Education | 1 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 1 |
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*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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