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Student Counseling at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

If you are interested in studying Student Counseling, you may want to check out the program at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rutgers University-New Brunswick is in New Brunswick, NJ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 12 student counseling degrees were granted at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Online & Distance Learning at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Online coursework is an option at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Of 52,269 students, 3,953 (8%) studied exclusively online and 21,737 (42%) took at least some classes online.

Student Counseling Rankings at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Use these rankings to compare Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s Student Counseling program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New Jersey	#4 of 9
Best Value	New Jersey	#6 of 9
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#16 of 52
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#29 of 52
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#58 of 309
Best Value	Nationwide	#233 of 305

Earnings for Student Counseling Graduates from Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Students who complete Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s Student Counseling program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$43,275
2 years	$44,077
3 years	$49,173
4 years	$52,596
5 years	$55,758

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Student Counseling graduates from Rutgers University-New Brunswick take home a median $52,596, compared with $78,171 for all Rutgers University-New Brunswick graduates — about 33% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Student Counseling graduates at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Student Counseling graduates at Rutgers University-New Brunswick are 75% women (9) and 25% men (3).

Student Counseling Master’s Program at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Of the 12 master’s student counseling degrees awarded at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 75% were women (9) and 25% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Student Counseling master’s degree recipients at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	2
Asian	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 50% of Student Counseling master’s degree recipients at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, above the national average of 38%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Student Counseling Concentrations at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The Student Counseling program at Rutgers University-New Brunswick breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Counselor Education	4
College Student Counseling	8

Best-Paid Careers for Student Counseling Graduates

Graduates of the Student Counseling program at Rutgers University-New Brunswick work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Student Counseling graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$87,699

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.