COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Student Counseling and Personnel Services master's degree at Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL · Public
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are below similar programs.
$9,008 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- Not reached
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$46,391Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$51,103$4,712 above the preliminary benchmark
Additional borrowing reported for this category: Parent PLUS not reported · 15 Grad PLUS borrowers.
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$12,937
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$51,103
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$12,937Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$28,254Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE71.2%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE45.2%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$4,259
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$51,103 vs. $60,111
$9,008 below the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$62,420 median wageIL estimate · 13,580 jobs · 21-1012$49,720–$82,890 middle 50% of IL wages+2.9% projected U.S. growth · 27,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeResidential Advisors$44,130 median wageIL estimate · 2,720 jobs · 39-9041$36,060–$49,550 middle 50% of IL wages+3.5% projected U.S. growth · 16,500 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent
CENSUS EMPLOYMENT DESTINATIONS
Where graduates work five years later
The leading industries employing graduates in this college, broad field and credential group.
Educational Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
Public Administration
Other Services (except Public Administration)
Retail Trade
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Eastern Illinois University
$424 higher earnings · $151 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $51,527
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $12,786
Concordia University-Chicago
$33,215 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $84,318
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $18,436
Northeastern Illinois University
$18,426 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $69,529
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $14,109
DePaul University
$16,309 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $67,412
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $30,902
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
78 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page
Your price and current earnings determine the result.
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