Student Counseling and Personnel Services at Wayne State University

Detroit, MI · Master's Degree · about 61 graduates a year

$47,990
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$62,891
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$60,111
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#94 of 302
Rank by pay
#63 of 302
Rank, wage-adjusted
$80,955
Median federal debt

Wayne State University graduates in student counseling and personnel services earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 129% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Wayne 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
…
91University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO$63,098$59,009#193$50,034
92The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ$63,083$55,367#250$57,999
93Portland State University Portland, OR$63,034$63,405#103$48,263
94Wayne State University Detroit, MI$62,891$66,311#63$47,990
95University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI$62,733$65,277#75$55,454
96Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX$62,489$63,533#100—
97Ottawa University-Ottawa Ottawa, KS$62,455$64,838#81—

Other Majors at Wayne State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$137,480$128,146#72 of 432
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$130,548$110,923#83 of 216
Engineering-Related Fields—$128,271—
Business Administration, Management and Operations$116,326$93,398#189 of 861
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$115,160—#51 of 62
Mechanical Engineering$114,758$95,823#45 of 83
Industrial Engineering$112,213—#15 of 18
Civil Engineering$108,995$79,208#11 of 81
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$103,906$66,723#29 of 40
Accounting and Related Services$97,023$69,628#147 of 349
Communication and Media Studies$87,918$56,521#9 of 61
Public Health$84,780$63,666#75 of 201
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$81,363$64,788#19 of 36
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$79,789$69,328#8 of 204
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$76,774—#3 of 7
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$76,420$58,918#53 of 322
English Language and Literature$76,201—#2 of 43
Educational Administration and Supervision$73,978$59,602#160 of 453
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$72,004$58,625#104 of 211
Criminal Justice and Corrections$69,900$54,708#43 of 115
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$68,987$20,733#11 of 13
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$66,774$45,568#35 of 165
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$66,118$57,232#89 of 380
Special Education and Teaching$66,099$59,676#98 of 280
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$63,408$56,759#132 of 285
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$63,124$57,770#165 of 243
Public Administration—$62,310—
Social Work$61,914$50,133#153 of 279
Educational/Instructional Media Design$61,791$56,855#68 of 82
Library Science and Administration$54,979$45,679#31 of 54

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $47,990 one year after graduating and $62,891 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 302 colleges reporting earnings for student counseling and personnel services graduates, Wayne State University ranks #94 by median pay four years after graduation, and #63 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for student counseling and personnel services ($60,111), and the median federal debt at graduation is $80,955.

← All data for Wayne 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.