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Student Counseling and Personnel Services master's degree outcomes at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, LA · Public · Federal field 1311

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings trail the same-degree benchmark.

$11,539 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
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Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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+20%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$42,915$51,503
Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
27Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
31Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$13,530

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$48,572

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$13,530Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$24,884Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE87.0%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE52.6%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.

$42,915Year 1
$48,572Year 4
$51,503Year 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$4,048
Estimated loan paymentNot available
borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$48,572 vs. $60,111

$11,539 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$61,870 median wageLA estimate · 4,820 jobs · 21-1012+2.9% projected U.S. growth · 27.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeResidential Advisors$33,800 median wageLA estimate · 420 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.

Ruston, LA

Louisiana Tech University

$9,334 higher earnings · $1,666 lower annual net price

Earnings
$57,906
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$11,864
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Monroe, LA

University of Louisiana at Monroe

$6,130 higher earnings · $64 lower annual net price

Earnings
$54,702
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$13,466
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Thibodaux, LA

Nicholls State University

$5,101 higher earnings · $583 lower annual net price

Earnings
$53,673
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$12,947
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Hammond, LA

Southeastern Louisiana University

$343 higher earnings · $376 lower annual net price

Earnings
$48,915
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$13,154
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DATA QUALITY

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31 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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