Community and social service
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
- Median pay
- $64,330
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Master's degree
- Active Listening
- Social Perceptiveness
- Speaking
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP13.11
459 colleges offer Student Counseling and Personnel Services. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Colleges offering it
- 459
- at its most common level
Colleges offering it, by degree level
- Certificate
- 9
- Associate's
- 1
- Bachelor's
- 9
- Master's
- 459
- Post-baccalaureate certificate
- 13
- Doctoral
- 84
- First professional
- 7
- Graduate/professional certificate
- 189
What it covers
About Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Student Counseling and Personnel Services is part of Education: instructional programs that focus on the theory and practice of learning and teaching, and related research, administrative and support services.
Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 13.11.
Programs in this field
Colleges report these specific programs under CIP 13.11.
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
By degree level
Earnings and debt by degree level
Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 9 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate's | 1 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Bachelor's | 9 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Master's | 459 | $58,9974 yrs after · 292 colleges | $41,881225 colleges |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 13 | $54,6354 yrs after · 1 college | Not reported |
| Doctoral | 84 | $71,9814 yrs after · 2 colleges | $33,0412 colleges |
| First professional | 7 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 189 | $55,8314 yrs after · 4 colleges | $47,1251 college |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.
Careers
Careers this program leads to
Occupations linked to Student Counseling and Personnel Services by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.
Personal care and service
Residential Advisors
- Median pay
- $42,240
- Outlook
- As fast as average
High school diploma
- Social Perceptiveness
- Active Listening
- Coordination
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- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas919 colleges
- Educational Administration and Supervision768 colleges
- Special Education and Teaching630 colleges
- Education, General432 colleges
- Curriculum and Instruction425 colleges
- Educational/Instructional Media Design273 colleges
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language256 colleges
Questions about Student Counseling and Personnel Services
How many colleges offer Student Counseling and Personnel Services?
Published colleges on CollegesRef report Student Counseling and Personnel Services at these degree levels: certificate (9 colleges), associate's (1 college), bachelor's (9 colleges), master's (459 colleges), post-baccalaureate certificate (13 colleges), doctoral (84 colleges), first professional (7 colleges), graduate/professional certificate (189 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).