Oregon State University-Cascades Campus: Student Counseling and Personnel Services

Doctoral degree · CIP 13.11 · Some credentials fully online · Bend, OR

Graduates of this program who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $77,437 one year after completing. Median debt was not published. Nationally, graduates of doctoral degree programs in this field earned a median of $81,792 one year after completing.

Median earnings, 1 year
$77,437
24 graduates measured Verified data
Median earnings, 4 years
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Median federal debt
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Debt to first-year earnings
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This program compared with the national picture

MeasureThis programNational median, same field and credential
Median earnings 1 year after completion$77,437$81,792
Median earnings 4 years after completionSuppressed for privacy$83,794
Median federal loan debt (Stafford and Grad PLUS)Suppressed for privacyData unavailable Median of programs
Estimated monthly payment on median debt (10-year standard)Data unavailable
Graduates in the most recent year0443 across 93 programs

Earnings cohorts: Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars. Debt cohort: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort. Debt covers federal loans only and excludes private loans and Parent PLUS loans. Earnings are for graduates working and not enrolled, before taxes.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Careers this field prepares students for

From the official CIP to SOC crosswalk. Graduates do not all enter these occupations, and occupation wages describe all workers, not new graduates. Official crosswalk

OccupationMedian wage, all workersChange 2025 to 2035
Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors$64,330+2.9%
Residential advisors$42,240+3.5%
Source: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk. CIP 2020 and SOC 2018 taxonomies. Published April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Comparable programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
University of Georgia
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$88,714Data unavailable
Capella University
MN · Private, for-profit
$88,320Data unavailable
Walden University
MN · Private, for-profit
$87,167Data unavailable
Regent University
VA · Private, nonprofit
$85,056Data unavailable
Oregon State University
OR · Public
$77,437Data unavailable
East Texas A&M University
TX · Public
$65,066Data unavailable
Clemson University
SC · Public
$50,075Data unavailable

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