Master's · Education

Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's): earnings by school

334 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$53,964
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$58,880
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$42,178
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 303 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $54,613 and $65,703. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Harvard University MA$105,033——
Fresno Pacific University CA$74,911$94,232—
San Francisco State University CA$77,155$91,778$41,000
Concordia University-Irvine CA$79,105$91,553$41,000
California State University-Los Angeles CA$73,140$88,659$36,500
California State University-East Bay CA$77,466$85,452$30,750
Alliant International University-San Diego CA$75,370$84,805$45,860
California State University-Dominguez Hills CA$71,878$84,789—
Concordia University-Chicago IL$68,365$84,318$48,500
Alfred University NY$72,559$84,232$22,626
Seattle Pacific University WA$75,120$83,306—
CUNY Brooklyn College NY—$83,086—
CUNY Lehman College NY$79,857$82,388—
California State University-Bakersfield CA$66,996$82,248—
California Lutheran University CA$68,121$82,204$53,096
University of Redlands CA$71,829$82,138$41,000
Chapman University CA$73,090$81,239—
CUNY Hunter College NY$71,982$81,233$41,000
University of Massachusetts Global CA$68,045$81,233—
Saint Mary's College of California CA$62,668$81,166$78,991
New York Institute of Technology NY$74,413$81,134$61,500
St. John's University-New York NY$68,361$80,519$74,104
CUNY Queens College NY$66,339$79,953—
University of La Verne CA—$79,892$46,477
Trinity Washington University DC$67,761$79,785$61,500
Seattle University WA$73,890$79,675$61,500
National University CA$71,197$78,979$41,000
University of Southern California CA$64,859$77,125$118,765
Bowie State University MD—$76,499—
California State University-Northridge CA$57,342$75,660$35,712
William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ$60,584$74,275$50,000
San Diego State University CA$62,016$74,187$23,329
California Baptist University CA$63,240$73,825$41,000
Boston College MA—$73,791—
Manhattan University NY—$73,706$58,566
George Washington University DC$65,055$73,569—
Loyola Marymount University CA$65,458$72,918—
University of Houston-Clear Lake TX—$72,849—
California State University-Long Beach CA$69,624$72,822$16,102
Gonzaga University WA—$72,648—
Texas A&M University-Victoria TX$60,679$72,514—
New York University NY$64,374$71,699$114,832
Valdosta State University GA$60,886$71,449$35,876
La Sierra University CA$56,228$70,945$52,214
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ—$70,581—
University of Houston TX$59,793$70,528$52,079
Azusa Pacific University CA$70,335—$48,657
Springfield College MA$59,002$70,046$61,500
Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education MA$59,002$70,046$61,500
Houston Christian University TX—$69,694—
Northeastern Illinois University IL$64,959$69,529$33,337
Boston University MA$54,954$69,238$41,000
University of Bridgeport CT$57,844$68,887$61,500
California State University-Sacramento CA$63,866$68,782$40,850
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$61,505$68,555$68,991
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$61,505$68,555$68,991
Fort Valley State University GA$65,715$68,400$30,750
Kean University NJ$63,092$68,271$64,953
University of Puget Sound WA$76,756$68,035—
Monmouth University NJ$60,242$67,853—
University of Nevada-Reno NV$51,671$67,781$49,157
Miami University-Oxford OH$50,973$67,761—
Florida Gulf Coast University FL$54,948$67,595$36,636
DePaul University IL$61,475$67,412$73,890
Johns Hopkins University MD—$67,401—
McDaniel College MD$57,706$67,374$47,832
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$57,526$67,109$27,770
State University of New York at Oswego NY—$66,839—
Montclair State University NJ$59,302$66,833$48,250
Rider University NJ$57,501$66,766—
California State University-Fresno CA$58,818$66,610—
Southern Connecticut State University CT$57,449$66,607$55,470
Loyola University Maryland MD$64,006$66,454$41,000
Virginia State University VA$62,660$66,322$65,375
Saint Peter's University NJ—$66,181—
Oregon State University OR$62,347$65,878$61,500
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$62,347$65,878$61,500
Florida Atlantic University FL$64,636$65,703$38,198
Dallas Baptist University TX—$65,605—
Lewis & Clark College OR$62,275$65,440—
Wilmington University DE$61,253$65,382$45,249
Villanova University PA$55,719$65,344$40,990
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$56,773$65,081—
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$58,467$65,025$36,722
Long Island University NY$58,881$64,945$85,842
Lewis University IL$52,465$64,472$41,000
New Jersey City University NJ$59,877$64,068$56,953
Providence College RI$55,211$64,017$20,500
Bushnell University OR$60,833$63,840—
Sonoma State University CA$61,883$63,781$30,055
Touro University NY$63,775—$51,131
University of West Alabama AL$62,237$63,682$37,264
Seton Hall University NJ$63,363$63,471$47,385
George Mason University VA$66,470$63,423$53,415
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$63,324$63,123$41,000
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$56,062$63,098$64,065
The College of New Jersey NJ$60,479$63,083$45,905
Portland State University OR$57,448$63,034$61,500
Wayne State University MI$47,964$62,891$66,316
University of Wisconsin-River Falls WI$55,910$62,733$30,460
Sam Houston State University TX—$62,489$51,171
Ottawa University-Ottawa KS—$62,455$27,350
Ottawa University-Online KS—$62,455$27,350
Ottawa University-Surprise AZ—$62,455$27,350
Wayne State College NE$54,954$62,404$31,747
Bridgewater State University MA$58,089$62,371$39,738
West Texas A & M University TX$54,965$62,283$32,429
Texas Tech University TX—$61,932$43,952
Grand Canyon University AZ$61,774—$50,551
Angelo State University TX$58,998$61,622$21,950
Michigan State University MI$52,917$61,573—
Southeast Missouri State University MO$43,720$61,570$40,401
Salem College NC$55,137$61,499$37,967
Albany State University GA$61,409—$27,917
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$61,900$61,361—
Spalding University KY$61,629$61,178$30,750
Chadron State College NE$65,581$61,076$30,000
Eastern University PA$55,295$60,968$42,537
Concordia University-Wisconsin WI$54,856$60,854$30,519
The University of Texas at El Paso TX—$60,800—
Assumption University MA$54,781$60,768$41,000
Canisius University NY—$60,750—
Northern Arizona University AZ$56,677$60,735$33,532
Texas A & M International University TX$53,814$60,566$30,453
St Bonaventure University NY$54,216$60,413$53,033
Purdue University Fort Wayne IN$48,996$60,385$39,627
Emporia State University KS$54,672$60,355$35,833
University of North Florida FL$56,447$60,302—
University of Florida FL$50,473$60,270$36,000
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO$50,780$60,253$47,862
University at Buffalo NY—$60,153—
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$58,626$60,095$36,372
New Mexico Highlands University NM$50,117$60,034$45,952
Cambridge College MA$60,011—$40,167
Palm Beach Atlantic University FL—$59,954—
North Carolina A & T State University NC$52,837$59,911$52,458
Our Lady of the Lake University TX—$59,876—
Northern Illinois University IL$54,530$59,834$30,750
Doane University NE$59,814—$18,635
Creighton University NE$57,274$59,783$41,000
The University of Tennessee-Martin TN$47,318$59,759$51,000
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$49,738$59,694—
Drake University IA$51,784$59,658$47,160
Holy Family University PA—$59,632—
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi TX—$59,613—
University of the Southwest NM$58,902$59,588$34,166
Wichita State University KS$58,662$59,508$43,000
SUNY Brockport NY$53,965$59,465$51,469
West Virginia University WV$50,610$59,418$40,525
Texas A&M University-San Antonio TX—$59,353—
Millersville University of Pennsylvania PA$59,352——
Mercer University GA$57,656$59,236$57,817
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania PA$51,400$59,207$40,637
University of North Texas TX$48,768$59,173$39,162
University of Georgia GA$62,423$59,164$35,500
Florida State University FL$54,360$59,114—
Russell Sage College NY$54,693$59,104—
Ball State University IN$48,895$59,019$13,962
University of Saint Joseph CT—$58,976—
Whitworth University WA$58,923——
Nova Southeastern University FL—$58,880—
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$55,022$58,866$37,150
Marywood University PA—$58,825—
Clemson University SC$48,884$58,602$17,428
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$57,208$58,540$48,471
Old Dominion University VA$53,600$58,539$52,170
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$58,450——
University of Wisconsin-Superior WI$48,524$58,394$37,650
Western Connecticut State University CT$55,641$58,337$40,290
University of Rochester NY$58,238——
James Madison University VA$49,226$58,228$20,092
Mississippi State University MS$44,629$58,226$41,000
Florida International University FL$54,187$58,182$49,000
Jackson State University MS$45,261$58,096$71,977
University of West Georgia GA$50,708$58,091$31,312
University of Wyoming WY$53,253$58,082$48,284
Buena Vista University IA$52,408$58,059$30,495
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$51,545$58,010$41,000
Georgia State University GA$56,194$57,990$51,250
Wake Forest University NC$50,410$57,982$95,722
Gwynedd Mercy University PA$57,928$57,909$59,301
Eastern Michigan University MI$48,314$57,908$47,057
Louisiana Tech University LA—$57,906—
George Fox University OR$57,903——
Salem State University MA$59,351$57,817$46,100
University of Central Oklahoma OK$53,347$57,727$30,857
University of North Dakota ND$52,490$57,451$50,000
North Carolina Central University NC$63,426$57,412—
Citadel Military College of South Carolina SC$49,298$57,347$42,267
Walden University MN$59,523$57,267$67,888
Central Michigan University MI—$57,197$62,901
Hardin-Simmons University TX—$57,167—
University of Central Florida FL$44,548$57,137$49,595
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$44,164$57,055—
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$47,970$57,024$52,898
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA$47,522$56,942—
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM$49,904$56,890$56,140
William & Mary VA$55,899$56,870$48,519
Merrimack College MA$56,863—$41,000
Mississippi Christian University MS$58,459$56,778—
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$47,435$56,750—
University of Colorado Colorado Springs CO$52,070$56,724$50,255
Indiana University-Southeast IN$56,941$56,719—
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC$47,113$56,709$32,197
Texas Woman's University TX$51,489$56,698—
Rowan University NJ$60,124$56,644$41,000
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$54,494$56,624$48,391
University of Nebraska at Kearney NE$52,611$56,621$41,881
Southeastern Oklahoma State University OK$57,960$56,538$25,746
University of Arkansas AR$48,931$56,514$40,382
University of Southern Maine ME$49,504$56,490$38,775
Indiana University-South Bend IN—$56,394—
American Public University System WV—$56,370—
Montana State University Billings MT$47,515$56,351—
Kansas State University KS$52,532$56,320$25,935
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND$54,300$56,299—
University of South Florida FL$53,384$56,190—
Liberty University VA$52,788$56,174$41,470
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL$41,466$56,116$41,752
Vanderbilt University TN$56,559$55,941—
Oakland University MI$51,404$55,836$51,308
Lehigh University PA—$55,728—
Jacksonville State University AL$53,009$55,717$47,870
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI$53,336$55,676$49,642
Regent University VA$44,852$55,572$61,500
South Carolina State University SC$53,964$55,513—
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$49,514$55,419$45,000
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE$49,443$55,390$34,637
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania PA$52,316$55,325$44,309
Indiana State University IN$47,473$55,314$22,000
Appalachian State University NC$44,328$55,225$28,382
University of North Carolina at Pembroke NC$52,778$55,200$50,048
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion IN$49,272$55,138$39,000
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global IN$49,272$55,138$39,000
University of Vermont VT$51,676$55,038$50,230
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH$45,489$54,974$25,604
East Texas A&M University TX$55,203$54,739$49,046
Cleveland State University OH$46,257$54,706$52,787
University of Louisiana at Monroe LA$50,002$54,702$57,259
Radford University VA$46,423$54,651$52,251
University of Louisville KY$47,741$54,613$42,255
Prescott College AZ$54,556——
Columbus State University GA—$54,549$37,771
Fordham University NY$54,432——
Pennsylvania Western University PA$48,337$54,323$53,121
Eastern Kentucky University KY$50,644$54,288$49,367
Saint Cloud State University MN$49,889$54,277—
Westminster College PA$54,269——
Plymouth State University NH$48,428$54,115—
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$52,648$54,098$43,750
Ohio University-Main Campus OH—$54,077—
Western Michigan University MI$53,410$54,002—
University of Northern Iowa IA$48,051$53,892$34,206
Duquesne University PA$55,222$53,860$61,375
Xavier University of Louisiana LA—$53,792—
West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA$53,782—$38,164
University of Denver CO$53,731—$88,626
Texas A&M University-Kingsville TX—$53,685—
Nicholls State University LA—$53,673—
Shepherd University WV—$53,606—
Bradley University IL$53,539—$61,500
Winona State University MN—$53,481—
East Central University OK—$53,243—
Winthrop University SC$46,857$53,190$48,969
University of Arkansas at Little Rock AR$50,094$53,164—
Middle Tennessee State University TN$49,220$53,134$46,125
University of Central Arkansas AR$49,459$53,133$35,248
Grand Valley State University MI$59,377$53,038$30,816
The University of Montana MT$49,171$52,978$33,238
Harding University AR$49,522$52,869—
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$59,412$52,838$42,178
Butler University IN$52,745——
Delta State University MS$46,272$52,735$49,435
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus AR$47,726$52,584$62,750
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN—$52,554—
Arkansas State University AR$52,976$52,385$28,942
Tennessee Technological University TN$47,020$52,283$39,299
East Tennessee State University TN$45,860$52,231$44,640
University of the Cumberlands KY$52,132$52,175$27,333
Campbellsville University KY$52,167—$29,500
University of Northern Colorado CO$51,095$52,060$62,136
University of Akron Main Campus OH$46,628$52,040—
Carson-Newman University TN—$51,874—
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania PA$48,985$51,858$26,953
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$48,683$51,844$39,038
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN$46,487$51,777$38,076
University of Montevallo AL$43,213$51,775$41,000
Fort Hays State University KS$56,038$51,758$31,004
Loras College IA$51,735——
University of Memphis TN$49,691$51,734$38,293
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$46,787$51,732—
Marshall University WV$49,138$51,701$49,369
Western Carolina University NC$46,221$51,558$40,495
Eastern Illinois University IL$48,845$51,527$27,856
University of Iowa IA$51,517——
Auburn University AL$44,802$51,504$41,000
Minnesota State University Moorhead MN$51,326$51,358$37,235
Youngstown State University OH$45,952$51,304$38,375
University of Wisconsin-Stout WI$51,160$51,228—
Western Illinois University IL$47,537$51,103$49,051

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