COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Student Counseling and Personnel Services master's degree at Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA · 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 close to similar programs.
$2,205 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
- $19,530 / year
- 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$46,221Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$57,906$11,685 above the preliminary benchmark
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$11,864
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$57,906
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$11,864Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$24,280Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE86.4%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE63.8%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$4,826
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$57,906 vs. $60,111
$2,205 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$61,870 median wageLA estimate · 4,820 jobs · 21-1012$50,770–$75,030 middle 50% of LA wages+2.9% projected U.S. growth · 27,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeResidential Advisors$33,800 median wageLA estimate · 420 jobs · 39-9041$28,520–$43,890 middle 50% of LA 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
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Other Services (except Public Administration)
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.
California State University, Los Angeles
$30,753 higher earnings · $7,897 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $88,659
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $3,967
California State University, East Bay
$27,546 higher earnings · $2,544 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $85,452
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $9,320
California State University, Dominguez Hills
$26,883 higher earnings · $3,249 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $84,789
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $8,615
CUNY Brooklyn College
$25,180 higher earnings · $8,761 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $83,086
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $3,103
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
27 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.
Add your grants, borrowing and current salary to estimate payment pressure, break-even time and ten-year payoff.
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