Student Counseling and Personnel Services at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ · Master's Degree · about 18 graduates a year

$50,778
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$65,081
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$60,111
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#79 of 302
Rank by pay
#226 of 302
Rank, wage-adjusted
$35,003
Median federal debt

Rutgers University-New Brunswick graduates in student counseling and personnel services earn 8% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 54% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Rutgers University-New Brunswick 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
…
76Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR$65,440$65,826#73$62,071
77Wilmington University New Castle, DE$65,382$64,990#77$56,496
78Villanova University Villanova, PA$65,344$66,455#61$49,796
79Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$65,081$57,121#226$50,778
80The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX$65,025$66,111#68$57,345
81Long Island University Brookville, NY$64,945$61,814#138$52,164
82Lewis University Romeoville, IL$64,472$63,343#104$56,337

Other Majors at Rutgers University-New Brunswick by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$174,192$144,009#1 of 15
Business Administration, Management and Operations$155,535$114,572#42 of 861
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$137,728$122,851#49 of 216
Statistics$127,279$93,967#13 of 18
Biological and Physical Sciences$125,457$96,037#2 of 7
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$122,331$102,721#188 of 432
Computer and Information Sciences$121,183$101,022#45 of 78
Civil Engineering$108,638$80,390#13 of 81
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$108,578$70,860#22 of 40
Accounting and Related Services$106,813$77,416#71 of 349
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$104,397$82,390#80 of 92
Health and Medical Administrative Services$95,935$77,492#73 of 211
Chemical Engineering—$90,181—
Public Policy Analysis$89,111$61,558#26 of 50
Human Resources Management and Services$87,588$67,162#70 of 159
Public Health$85,904$67,571#71 of 201
Biology$84,839$43,317#13 of 57
Mechanical Engineering—$84,265—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions—$82,903—
Medical Illustration and Informatics—$81,932—
Sustainability Studies$80,622$65,944#6 of 13
Psychology$79,478$42,617#17 of 92
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$77,323$50,148#8 of 165
Information Science/Studies$76,249$51,641#67 of 71
Criminal Justice and Corrections$75,983$55,752#30 of 115
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$75,713$52,850#68 of 211
Public Administration$74,870$58,428#141 of 243
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$69,291$61,146#69 of 285
Political Science and Government$68,463$48,847#12 of 16
Special Education and Teaching$66,728$64,297#91 of 280

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rutgers University-New Brunswick student counseling and personnel services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $50,778 one year after graduating and $65,081 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rutgers University-New Brunswick rank for student counseling and personnel services?

Among 302 colleges reporting earnings for student counseling and personnel services graduates, Rutgers University-New Brunswick ranks #79 by median pay four years after graduation, and #226 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is student counseling and personnel services at Rutgers University-New Brunswick worth it?

Its graduates earn 8% more than the national median for student counseling and personnel services ($60,111), and the median federal debt at graduation is $35,003.

← All data for Rutgers University-New Brunswick · 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.