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Highest earning master's student counseling and personnel services programs in New Jersey
New Jersey student counseling and personnel services programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | Wayne | Public, 4-year | $60,928 | 31 |
| 2 | Seton Hall University | South Orange | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $58,844 | 46 |
| 3 | The College of New Jersey | Ewing | Public, 4-year | $57,999 | 51 |
| 4 | Monmouth University | West Long Branch | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $57,322 | 44 |
| 5 | Kean University | Union | Public, 4-year | $55,811 | 104 |
| 6 | New Jersey City University | Jersey City | Public, 4-year | $55,457 | 77 |
| 7 | Montclair State University | Montclair | Public, 4-year | $54,513 | 121 |
| 8 | Rutgers University | New Brunswick | Public, 4-year | $50,778 | 53 |
| 9 | Rowan University | Glassboro | Public, 4-year | $50,042 | 36 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.