Best Counselor, All Other programs in Connecticut, ranked by enrollment
All counselors not listed.
13 schools in Connecticut run programs that feed this job, graduating 980 people a year. The job pays a median of $53,310 in Connecticut across about 60 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Connecticut that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
3 programs in Connecticut that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Connecticut (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Connecticut page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 44.0701In Connecticut → | 880 | 89.8% | 11 | $37,264 | $26,140 |
| 2 | CIP 42.2803In Connecticut → | 87 | 8.9% | 3 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 3 | CIP 39.0701In Connecticut → | 13 | 1.3% | 1 | $32,226 | $26,000 |
Top 13 schools in Connecticut
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 5 of the 13 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CT Public · 1 feeder programs | 196 | Social Work | — | 83% | — | 52% |
| 2 | Connecticut State Community College New Britain, CT Public · 1 feeder programs | 185 | Social Work | $29,555 | 24% | — | — |
| 3 | Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT Public · 1 feeder programs | 160 | Social Work | $33,862 | 50% | — | 91% |
| 4 | Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 128 | Social Work | — | 73% | $42,705 | 65% |
| 5 | University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 84 | Social Work | — | 64% | $25,841 | 79% |
| 6 | Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT Public · 2 feeder programs | 48 | Social Work | $37,519 | 48% | — | 73% |
| 7 | Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 46 | Social Work | — | 76% | $36,137 | 72% |
| 8 | Post University Waterbury, CT Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 44 | Counseling Psychology | — | 25% | $14,659 | — |
| 9 | Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT Public · 1 feeder programs | 32 | Social Work | $29,471 | 58% | — | 83% |
| 10 | Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT Public · 1 feeder programs | 25 | Social Work | $33,033 | 52% | — | 87% |
| 11 | Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell, CT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | 79% | $16,073 | — |
| 12 | Charter Oak State College New Britain, CT Public · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Social Work | — | 67% | — | — |
| 13 | Fairfield University Fairfield, CT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Social Work | — | 84% | $36,845 | 33% |
All 13 schools in Connecticut
Every school in Connecticut with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Connecticut | Storrs | Public | 196 | 1 |
| Connecticut State Community College | New Britain | Public | 185 | 1 |
| Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven | Public | 160 | 1 |
| Sacred Heart University | Fairfield | Private not-for-profit | 128 | 1 |
| University of Saint Joseph | West Hartford | Private not-for-profit | 84 | 2 |
| Central Connecticut State University | New Britain | Public | 48 | 2 |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden | Private not-for-profit | 46 | 1 |
| Post University | Waterbury | Private for-profit | 44 | 1 |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Willimantic | Public | 32 | 1 |
| Western Connecticut State University | Danbury | Public | 25 | 1 |
| Holy Apostles College and Seminary | Cromwell | Private not-for-profit | 13 | 1 |
| Charter Oak State College | New Britain | Public | 12 | 1 |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield | Private not-for-profit | 7 | 1 |
What counselors, all other earn in Connecticut
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $50,860. Connecticut pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Counselors, All Other page.
How to become a Counselor, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Master's degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Connecticut
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 8 majors mapped to Counselors, All Other7 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 30.5301Thanatology
- 39.0701Pastoral Studies/Counseling
- 39.0799Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other
- 42.2803Counseling Psychology
- 44.0701Social Work
- 51.1506Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling
- 51.1510Infant/Toddler Mental Health Services(no graduates reported)
- 52.1006Executive/Career Coaching
Common questions
Answers for people weighing counselors, all other programs in Connecticut.
What degree do you need to become a Counselor, All Other?+
Master's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Social Work, which awarded 880 degrees in Connecticut in 2024-25, 89.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Counselor, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Social Work, Clinical, Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries. Together they graduate about 980 people a year in Connecticut.
How much do counselors, all other earn in Connecticut?+
The median is $53,310 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 4.8% above the U.S. median of $50,860. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for counselors, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +12.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 7,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Connecticut?+
13 institutions in Connecticut reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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