Student Counseling
Contains Stem Majors
Add ComparisonIn 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Student Counseling degree recipients are Minneapolis, MN, Lynchburg, VA, and New York, NY. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Student Counseling degree recipients are Hobbs, NM, Gardena, CA, and St. Bonaventure, NY. The most common degree awarded to students studying Student Counseling is a masters degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Student Counseling and the types of students that study this field. Liberty University awards the most degrees in Student Counseling in the US, but International Institute for Restorative Practices (448691) and University of the Southwest have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Student Counseling.
Tuition costs for Student Counseling majors are, on average, $7,656 for in-state public colleges, and $34,750 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Student Counseling programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (281 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (9,090 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Student Counseling, is Public, 4-year or above (9,090 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Student Counseling programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Liberty University has the most Student Counseling degree recipients, with 466 degrees awarded in 2022.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Student Counseling.
Out of all institutions that offer Student Counseling programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, International Institute for Restorative Practices (448691) has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Student Counseling, with 53.6%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Student Counseling by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Student Counseling.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Education graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Education majors is $64,648 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Secondary school teachers, and Education administrators.
The industry that employs the most Education majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing.
The average salary for Education majors is $64,648 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Secondary school teachers, and Education administrators.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Education majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Education majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Education majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations Education majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Secondary school teachers, and Education administrators.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Education majors working as Elementary & middle school teachers, Special education teachers, and Secondary school teachers.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Education majors are Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Physicians, and Surgeons.
The number of Education graduates in the workforce has been declining at a rate of 0.39%, from 5.13M in 2021 to 5.11M in 2022.
The largest single share of Education graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (32.4%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Education by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Education majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Child day care services.
The highest paying industries of Education majors, by average wage, are Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, Petroleum refining, and Footwear manufacturing.
The number of Education graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.39%, from 5.13M in 2021 to 5.11M in 2022.
The industry which employs the most Education graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Education.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Education majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Education majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Education. The most common ages of employees with this major are 47 and 40 years old, which represent 2.52% and 2.5% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Student Counseling are Masters Degree, Postbaccalaureate Certificate, and Post-Masters Certificate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Education are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Student Counseling.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Student Counseling for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Masters Degree recipients in Student Counseling.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Europe that hold Education degrees (3.03 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (50,652 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Student Counseling field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Student Counseling majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Student Counseling majors need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, and Management of Financial Resources.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Student Counseling majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Operation and Control is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.
