Student Counseling and Personnel Services at Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Master's Degree · about 29 graduates a year

$43,346
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$61,932
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$60,111
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#103 of 302
Rank by pay
#114 of 302
Rank, wage-adjusted
$52,242
Median federal debt

Texas Tech University graduates in student counseling and personnel services earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 84% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas Tech 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
…
100Wayne State College Wayne, NE$62,404$64,497#87$51,778
101Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA$62,371$54,924#253$54,196
102West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX$62,283$63,324#105—
103Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$61,932$62,967#114$43,346
104Angelo State University San Angelo, TX$61,622$62,651#119$57,529
105Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$61,573$64,922#80$52,282
106Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO$61,570$66,016#70$45,743

Other Majors at Texas Tech University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Information Science/Studies$118,405$87,966#24 of 71
Business Administration, Management and Operations$110,865$75,666#228 of 861
Accounting and Related Services$97,392$65,786#144 of 349
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$92,464$75,686—
Civil Engineering$90,540—#64 of 81
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$89,607$76,829#6 of 7
Public Administration$84,635—#75 of 243
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$81,195$59,124#16 of 29
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$75,064$47,951#6 of 75
Architecture$74,979$60,304#21 of 50
Finance and Financial Management Services—$69,066—
Nutrition Sciences$69,015$52,821#12 of 22
Special Education and Teaching$66,336$59,988#96 of 280
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$66,230$42,475#38 of 165
Educational Administration and Supervision$65,928$64,027#298 of 453
Curriculum and Instruction$65,068$58,305#55 of 190
Educational/Instructional Media Design$64,716—#62 of 82
Social Work$61,750$53,166#156 of 279
Communication and Media Studies$60,860$47,431#47 of 61
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$59,564$53,147#188 of 285
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,759$43,550#23 of 26
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research$56,024$44,982#5 of 7
Music$52,995$29,235#29 of 98
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$48,879—#31 of 41
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions—$48,542—
Museology/Museum Studies$40,956$32,400#12 of 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas Tech University student counseling and personnel services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $43,346 one year after graduating and $61,932 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas Tech University rank for student counseling and personnel services?

Among 302 colleges reporting earnings for student counseling and personnel services graduates, Texas Tech University ranks #103 by median pay four years after graduation, and #114 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is student counseling and personnel services at Texas Tech University worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for student counseling and personnel services ($60,111), and the median federal debt at graduation is $52,242.

← All data for Texas Tech 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.