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Virginia State University

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services (13.1101)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Counselor Education
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MS/MED
2010 CIP Code: 131101

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19422511
2019-2041297
2020-2151512
2021-22605328
2022-23453718

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 4,301




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-1911011
2019-20707
2020-21202
2021-2223528
2022-2317118
Five Year Summary60666
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years056006602866



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)11069%$54,723$67,117$87,491
2013-14 (8 years)12075%$51,893$66,654$80,364
2016-17 (5 years)12775%$44,745$57,688$76,771
2018-19 (3 years)11085%$47,287$58,672$70,219
2020-21 (18 months)10689%$95,445$119,082$139,950



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1811895.9%$ 50,684$ 59,871$ 59,881$ 70,780
2014-15 to 2018-1910595.5%$ 50,705$ 60,846$ 60,787$ 70,991
2015-16 to 2019-207696.2%$ 50,705$ 60,846$ 63,052$ 81,129
2016-17 to 2020-215194.4%$ 50,705$ 60,956$ 64,372$ 81,130
2017-18 to 2021-226495.5%$ 52,478$ 61,799$ 65,415$ 79,566
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1811895.9%$ 50,705$ 60,196$ 60,553$ 70,780
2014-15 to 2018-1910595.5%$ 50,705$ 60,846$ 61,419$ 70,991
2015-16 to 2019-207696.2%$ 52,236$ 60,858$ 63,857$ 81,140
2016-17 to 2020-215194.4%$ 50,705$ 64,047$ 65,157$ 82,741
2017-18 to 2021-226495.5%$ 54,784$ 67,717$ 69,437$ 81,132


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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