Student Counseling and Personnel Services at Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA · Master's Degree · about 39 graduates a year

$45,819
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$57,990
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$60,111
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#167 of 302
Rank by pay
#175 of 302
Rank, wage-adjusted
$46,125
Median federal debt

Georgia State University graduates in student counseling and personnel services earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 80% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgia State University Compares for Student Counseling and Personnel Services

All 302 colleges reporting student counseling and personnel services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA$94,232$85,745#1$80,307
2San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$91,778$83,512#2$73,361
3Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA$91,553$83,307#3$68,850
4California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$88,659$80,674#5$67,075
5California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA$85,452$77,756#9$71,142
6Alliant International University-San Diego San Diego, CA$84,805$77,167#12$62,285
7California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA$84,789$77,152#13$51,759
8Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL$84,318$82,842#4$74,696
9Alfred University Alfred, NY$84,232$80,171#6$66,377
10Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA$83,306$76,624#15$69,340
…
164University of Wyoming Laramie, WY$58,082$60,534#165$52,550
165Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA$58,059$61,071#153$49,397
166North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$58,010$62,253#128$50,118
167Georgia State University Atlanta, GA$57,990$60,031#175$45,819
168Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC$57,982$62,223#129$45,173
169Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA$57,909$58,894#195$53,555
170Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI$57,908$61,057#154$48,103

Other Majors at Georgia State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business/Commerce$143,079$108,995#12 of 75
Computer and Information Sciences$136,876$102,856#30 of 78
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$117,952$102,984#270 of 432
Health and Medical Administrative Services$117,547$86,089#33 of 211
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$116,144$89,008#64 of 92
Taxation$111,249$70,137#17 of 30
Accounting and Related Services$102,290$69,110#100 of 349
Economics$95,801$57,518#16 of 22
Urban Studies/Affairs$91,085$52,589#1 of 7
Educational Administration and Supervision$85,111$57,987#70 of 453
Hospitality Administration/Management$83,259—#5 of 12
Marketing$80,194$72,243#21 of 37
Public Administration$79,793$56,196#110 of 243
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$78,240$66,212#51 of 211
Chemistry$78,070$44,230#8 of 9
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$76,702$64,058#9 of 17
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$74,484$53,298#12 of 14
Public Health$74,337$49,183#126 of 201
International Business$73,400—#15 of 15
Educational/Instructional Media Design—$71,679—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$70,486$61,345#104 of 322
Biology$68,763$42,451#31 of 57
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$66,981$59,627#82 of 380
Special Education and Teaching$65,323$59,125#108 of 280
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$64,531$57,529#116 of 285
Communication and Media Studies$61,655$39,749#46 of 61
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$58,837$45,380#99 of 165
Social Work$55,629$45,130#251 of 279
Political Science and Government—$52,547—
Anthropology$46,511$25,840—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgia State University student counseling and personnel services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $45,819 one year after graduating and $57,990 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgia State University rank for student counseling and personnel services?

Among 302 colleges reporting earnings for student counseling and personnel services graduates, Georgia State University ranks #167 by median pay four years after graduation, and #175 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is student counseling and personnel services at Georgia State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for student counseling and personnel services ($60,111), and the median federal debt at graduation is $46,125.

← All data for Georgia State University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.