Student Counseling and Personnel Services at Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA · Master's Degree · about 435 graduates a year

$49,663
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,174
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$60,111
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#204 of 302
Rank by pay
#283 of 302
Rank, wage-adjusted
$41,000
Median federal debt

Liberty University graduates in student counseling and personnel services earn 7% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 73% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Liberty 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
…
201Kansas State University Manhattan, KS$56,320$58,469#204$47,436
202North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$56,299$58,327#207$52,154
203University of South Florida Tampa, FL$56,190$59,807#180$54,334
204Liberty University Lynchburg, VA$56,174$51,152#283$49,663
205University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL$56,116$63,697#97$47,610
206Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$55,941$61,110#152$45,535
207Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI$55,836$58,873#196$47,622

Other Majors at Liberty University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Design and Applied Arts$112,935$50,570#2 of 20
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$107,828$78,556#4 of 6
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$107,245$95,825#377 of 432
Management Information Systems and Services$101,349$92,837#25 of 46
Business Administration, Management and Operations$90,025$71,483#500 of 861
Computer and Information Sciences—$85,569—
Accounting and Related Services$83,093$66,592#279 of 349
Public Policy Analysis$78,054$58,353#41 of 50
Communication and Media Studies$75,900$42,839#24 of 61
Criminal Justice and Corrections$75,034$55,845#35 of 115
Health and Medical Administrative Services$74,482$58,471#162 of 211
Biology$72,854$32,219#26 of 57
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$72,389$48,834#39 of 43
Public Administration$69,247$57,882#172 of 243
Educational Administration and Supervision$64,314$55,489#325 of 453
Marketing$63,586$57,857#34 of 37
Public Health$62,205$51,495#185 of 201
History$59,708$46,189#15 of 36
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$58,750$45,633#20 of 20
Special Education and Teaching$58,040$51,619#211 of 280
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$57,678$50,560#209 of 285
Education$57,647$51,093#155 of 214
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$57,573$50,214#25 of 26
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$56,966$44,437#111 of 165
Theological and Ministerial Studies$56,700$50,701#65 of 94
Educational/Instructional Media Design$55,451$56,657#77 of 82
International Relations and National Security Studies—$54,227—
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$53,721$45,136#170 of 204
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$53,516$35,180#47 of 75
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$52,482$45,702#312 of 380

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $49,663 one year after graduating and $56,174 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Liberty University rank for student counseling and personnel services?

Among 302 colleges reporting earnings for student counseling and personnel services graduates, Liberty University ranks #204 by median pay four years after graduation, and #283 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is student counseling and personnel services at Liberty University worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% less than the national median for student counseling and personnel services ($60,111), and the median federal debt at graduation is $41,000.

← All data for Liberty 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.