Graduate Student Counseling Programs at Western Carolina University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about graduate study in student counseling at Western. It is offered at the Master’s level. At its best it places at #7 out of 12 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Master’s Degrees

Western Graduate Student Counseling Rankings

#223 in the U.S.

#8 in North Carolina

#44 in the Southeast Region

By College Factual’s measure, Western as a strong choice for student counseling, ranked #223 out of 311 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Student Counseling Schools	223 of 311
Best Student Counseling Schools in North Carolina	8 of 13
Best Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region	44 of 94

Graduate Student Counseling Degrees at Western

The table below lists every degree level granted in student counseling at Western, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	43

Western Student Counseling Master’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Western Carolina University conferred 43 master’s degrees in student counseling.

Master’s Rankings

Western holds a strong position among schools offering student counseling at the master’s level. Its best result was #7 out of 12 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	7
Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	41
Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools	218

Master’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 19% of student counseling master’s degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

The largest share of student counseling master’s degree graduates at Western are White. About 74% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Carolina University with a master’s in student counseling.

Ethnic diversity of Student Counseling majors at Western Carolina University

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	3

College Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master’s)

Western awarded 30 master’s completions in college student counseling and personnel services in the latest year of data — 77% to women and 23% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (67%).

Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina — #3
Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #7
Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools — #22

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services (Master’s)

Western granted 13 master’s completions in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services in the latest year of data — 92% to women and 8% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (92%).

Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina — #7
Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #40
Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools — #201

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.