Student Counseling and Personnel Services at Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI · Master's Degree · about 22 graduates a year

$50,498
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,038
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$60,111
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#248 of 302
Rank by pay
#243 of 302
Rank, wage-adjusted
$34,324
Median federal debt

Grand Valley State University graduates in student counseling and personnel services earn 12% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 65% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Grand Valley 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
…
245University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR$53,164$62,649#120$48,567
246Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN$53,134$58,043#212$46,032
247University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR$53,133$62,613#121$47,217
248Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI$53,038$55,922#243$50,498
249The University of Montana Missoula, MT$52,978$57,870#217$41,773
250Harding University Searcy, AR$52,869$62,302#126$47,027
251University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV$52,838$54,840#254$49,726

Other Majors at Grand Valley State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business/Commerce$128,108$112,465#18 of 75
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$122,497$113,240#153 of 216
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$108,615$74,986#8 of 13
Computer and Information Sciences—$99,198—
Accounting and Related Services$90,295$67,972#218 of 349
Health and Medical Administrative Services$82,978$60,146#127 of 211
Communication and Media Studies$74,663$48,689#25 of 61
Public Administration$71,404$57,449#161 of 243
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$67,724$53,952#7 of 33
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$67,254$66,523#151 of 211
Public Health$66,677$54,781#170 of 201
Educational Administration and Supervision$65,512$53,932#307 of 453
Special Education and Teaching$64,816$57,176#117 of 280
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$64,351$57,167#149 of 243
Education$60,263$56,399#132 of 214
Social Work$59,369$50,344#205 of 279
Educational/Instructional Media Design$59,199$57,018#73 of 82
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$58,806$54,320#226 of 322
Curriculum and Instruction$57,952$53,419#136 of 190

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $50,498 one year after graduating and $53,038 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 302 colleges reporting earnings for student counseling and personnel services graduates, Grand Valley State University ranks #248 by median pay four years after graduation, and #243 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 12% less than the national median for student counseling and personnel services ($60,111), and the median federal debt at graduation is $34,324.

← All data for Grand Valley 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.