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Student Counseling and Personnel Services master's degree outcomes at Villanova University

Villanova, PA · Private nonprofit · Federal field 1311

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.

$5,233 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
$56,720 / year
10-year scenario
Withheld by data safeguards
Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+45%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$49,796$72,158
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
17Year-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
0Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 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.

66Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
26Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
Not reportedPell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
24Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$46,391Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$65,344$18,953 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.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$43,756

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$65,344

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$43,756Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$84,793Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE27.0%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE91.9%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.

$49,796Year 1
$65,344Year 4
$72,158Year 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$5,445
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$65,344 vs. $60,111

$5,233 above 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$60,880 median wagePA estimate · 13,570 jobs · 21-1012+2.9% projected U.S. growth · 27.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeResidential Advisors$40,010 median wagePA estimate · 4,380 jobs · 39-9041+3.5% projected U.S. growth · 16.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent
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.

Saint Davids, PA

Eastern University

$17,094 lower annual net price

Earnings
$60,968
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$26,662
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Philadelphia, PA

Holy Family University

$30,613 lower annual net price

Earnings
$59,632
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$13,143
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Kutztown, PA

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

$22,425 lower annual net price

Earnings
$59,207
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$21,331
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Scranton, PA

Marywood University

$20,368 lower annual net price

Earnings
$58,825
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$23,388
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DATA QUALITY

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17 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

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

IS IT WORTH IT AT YOUR PRICE?

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