How much do Student Counseling and Personnel Services master's degree graduates from Youngstown State University earn?

The reported median is $51,304 four years after completion.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

Federal debt is not reported for this cohort.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 15% below the national median for the same field and degree level.

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Student Counseling and Personnel Services master's degree at Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH · 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.

$8,807 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.

+21%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$44,241 → $53,428

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

36Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

52Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

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.

52Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

Not reportedFederal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

Not reportedPell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

51Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

54Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion

Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$44,329Informational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$51,304$6,975 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$12,767

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$51,304

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$12,767Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$21,708Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATE84.5%Institution context

COMPLETION RATE50.5%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.

$44,241Year 1

$51,304Year 4

$53,428Year 5

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$4,275

Estimated loan paymentNot available

Not availableborrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$51,304 vs. $60,111

$8,807 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

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$61,760 median wageOH estimate · 13,250 jobs · 21-1012$48,660–$80,120 middle 50% of OH wages+2.9% projected U.S. growth · 27,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeResidential Advisors$38,590 median wageOH estimate · 3,070 jobs · 39-9041$33,170–$44,740 middle 50% of OH 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

about 82.3%

Health Care and Social Assistance

about 12.9%

Public Administration

about 1.3%

Retail Trade

about 0.8%

Construction

about 0.6%

Possible alternatives

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.

Oxford, OH

Miami University-Oxford

$16,457 higher earnings

Earnings: $67,761
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $28,384

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Bowling Green, OH

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

$3,670 higher earnings

Earnings: $54,974
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $24,022

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Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University

$3,402 higher earnings

Earnings: $54,706
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $14,764

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Athens, OH

Ohio University-Main Campus

$2,773 higher earnings

Earnings: $54,077
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $21,637

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DATA QUALITY

Check the evidence behind the estimate.

52 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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