Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees (2026 stats)
TL;DR
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services maps to BLS occupations averaging about $64,987, with roughly 1,596,050 workers nationwide in those roles. Median program completion runs near 57%; median in-state published tuition is about $5,324.
Key Statistics
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services: what the data shows
Common questions about counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.
What is a counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degree?
A Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services program is classified under NCES CIP 13.1101 in the Student Counseling and Personnel Services field family (13.11).
A program that prepares individuals to apply the theory and principles of guidance and counseling to the provision of support for the personal, social, educational, and vocational development of students, and the organizing of guidance services within elementary, middle and secondary educational institutions. Includes instruction in legal and professional requirements, therapeutic counselor intervention, vocational counseling, and related sociological and psychological foundations
IPEDS counted 2 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.
How long does it take to get a counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degree?
Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 13.1101 in our file:
- 4 Associate (0.0% of IPEDS total)—about two years of full-time study
- 2 Bachelor's (0.0% of IPEDS total)—typically four years
- 11,025 Master's (95.4% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's
- 525 Doctorate (4.5% of IPEDS total)—varies by program
Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.
What do you learn in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services?
O*NET skill ratings for occupations mapped to this major emphasize Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Writing, Critical Thinking, Service Orientation, and related competencies. See the Skills section for the full list in our extract.
What degree do you need?
For Teachers, Postsecondary (top mapped occupation), O*NET incumbent surveys in our career profile report these education credentials most often: Some college (29%), High School or Equivalent (27%), Bachelors Degree (22%).
O*NET education distributions describe incumbent workers, not minimum legal or employer requirements.
What jobs can you get with a counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degree?
Our degree→occupation mapping links Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services to the BLS roles below. Employment is U.S. OEWS; median wage is national May 2024 where published in our extract.
| Occupation | U.S. employment | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers, Postsecondary | 1,500,000 | — |
| Secondary School Teachers | 1,072,540 | $64,580 |
See Careers & Jobs for mean wages and industry context.
Is a counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degree worth it?
Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $5,324 and median net price is $13,710.
We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.
Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services and the types of students that study this field.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
$5,324 Median In-State Public
$33,628 Median Out of State Private
Tuition costs for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services majors are, on average, $5,324 for in-state public colleges, and $33,628 for out of state private colleges.
Tuition costs comparison for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services programs.
Degrees Awarded Over Time
2 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services from 2015 to 2023.
Historical trend of degrees awarded in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services.
Top 5 Schools by Enrollment
| # | School | State | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 156,755 |
| 2 | Western Governors University | UT | 135,822 |
| 3 | University of Phoenix-Arizona | AZ | 76,996 |
| 4 | Grand Canyon University | AZ | 68,619 |
| 5 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,398 |
Schools with the largest enrollment offering Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services programs.
Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition
| # | School | State | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barstow Community College | CA | $1,104 |
| 2 | Copper Mountain Community College | CA | $1,114 |
| 3 | Antelope Valley Community College District | CA | $1,124 |
| 4 | Imperial Valley College | CA | $1,126 |
| 5 | Yuba College | CA | $1,128 |
Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services programs.
Top 5 Lowest Net Price
| # | School | State | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada College | CA | $10 |
| 2 | College of the Sequoias | CA | $29 |
| 3 | Reid State Technical College | AL | $131 |
| 4 | Cleveland Community College | NC | $414 |
| 5 | Coahoma Community College | MS | $560 |
Schools with the lowest average net price for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services programs.
Graduation Rates
56.86% Median Graduation Rate (150% of normal time)
57.38% Average Graduation Rate
595 Institutions Reporting
46.50% - 68.39% Interquartile Range
Graduation/completion rates for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services programs across institutions.
Where students complete this major (IPEDS)
Bachelor's-level completions (IPEDS Completions, award level 5) summed by institution state. State is taken from IPEDS Directory (HD2023) for each reporting institution.
Geographic concentration
The largest number of reported bachelor's completions for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services is in LA (2 completions). That state represents about 100.0% of U.S. bachelor's completions reported for this CIP in the IPEDS file we use.
Among states, the highest concentration relative to all bachelor's degrees awarded in-state is LA (0.00% of that state's bachelor's completions).
Top states by count of bachelor's completions for this CIP (IPEDS).
| State | Bachelor's completions (this CIP) | % of U.S. total (this CIP) | % of state's all bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 2 | 100.0% | 0.00% |
Degree Levels (IPEDS)
Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 13.1101 in the survey year used in our extract (11,556 total across levels below).
- 4 Associate (0.0% of IPEDS total)
- 2 Bachelor's (0.0% of IPEDS total)
- 11,025 Master's (95.4% of IPEDS total)
- 525 Doctorate (4.5% of IPEDS total)
Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.
Careers & Jobs
Occupations linked to this major in our degree→career mapping, with wages and employment from processed BLS career profiles in this repo.
Across these BLS occupations, employment-weighted mean pay is about $64,987. Figures are national OEWS estimates for the occupation—not earnings of Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services graduates alone.
Related occupations (BLS OEWS)
| Occupation | Mean annual wage | U.S. employment |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers, Postsecondary | $36,511 | 1,500,000 |
| Secondary School Teachers | $104,813 | 1,072,540 |
Open each occupation for full career profile charts and industry breakdowns on EDsmart Data.
Employment
Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
$40,621 Average Wage in Workforce
The average salary for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services majors is $40,621.
Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services majors.
Occupations by Share
1,596,050 2023 Workforce
The number of Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services graduates in the workforce has been growing.
Various jobs filled by those with a major in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services by share of the total number of graduates.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services in the United States.
Workforce Age
N/A Average Age in 2023
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services.
Age distribution for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services degree holders in the workforce.
Gender Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
2 Total Degrees Awarded
2 Female (100.00%)
Gender distribution of Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services degree recipients.
Race and Ethnicity Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
2 White (100.00%)
Racial and ethnic distribution of Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services degree recipients.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
Distribution of degree types awarded in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services.
Skills
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Required Skills
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.
Rating of how necessary various skills are for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services majors.
Skills Bar Chart
This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.
Skill importance ratings for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services majors.
About
A program that prepares individuals to apply the theory and principles of guidance and counseling to the provision of support for the personal, social, educational, and vocational development of students, and the organizing of guidance services within elementary, middle and secondary educational institutions. Includes instruction in legal and professional requirements, therapeutic counselor intervention, vocational counseling, and related sociological and psychological foundations
In 2023, 2 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services.
CIP Code
13.1101 - Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
What the data shows
Women earned 83.5% of 12,270 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services completions in the IPEDS file used here.
Mapped BLS occupations show employment-weighted mean pay of about $64,987. The largest mapped role by headcount is Teachers, Postsecondary (1,500,000 U.S. jobs in OEWS).
Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $5,324 in-state at public colleges and $33,628 at private institutions for programs in this field.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.
All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.