Masters degree in School Counseling

Learn more about the MS in School Counseling and what it can do for your career...

masters school counseling

The amount of information thrown at children and adolescents today is staggering and seems to grow with each passing year.

As if going through puberty were not enough, students are bombarded with information about who they should be, how they should look, how their family should behave, the amount of money they should have access to, and the list goes on and on. With so much information and issues to worry and become insecure about, the success of children and adolescents in the classroom has even less to do with teachers now than it ever has.

School counselors are becoming an increasingly popular avenue for students to gain better perspective on what is important in their lives and to help compartmentalize the issues that are blocking positive progression in their personal, academic and social lives. (see School Counselor Career).

Masters degree programs in school counseling are preparing students with the knowledge and skills to effectively aid children and adolescents through the murky waters of youth.

What you will learn...

Specifically, a Masters degree program in School Counseling will provide you with knowledge in most if not all of the following areas:

  • How to advocate for personal, educational, and social development of students
  • Assessent, testing and statistical evaluation
  • Group counseling and psychotherapy
  • Life planning & career development
  • Multicultural issues affecting students personally and academically
  • Child and adolescent counseling theories and techniques
  • Professional ethics involved with schol counseling
  • Statistics and psychometrics
  • Lifespan and family development
  • Personality theores and counseling models
  • Student career counseling

Master in School Counseling programs...

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Salary Benefits...

Below is a table created by May of 2008 Occupational Employment Statistics from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS)1:

Career

Median Salary

Average of top 10%

Educational, Vocational and School Counselors

$53,540 $82,330

Resources:
1 BLS Statistics from 2008