Florida·Community and Social Service Occupations·SOC 21-1019

Best Counselor, All Other programs in Florida, ranked by enrollment

All counselors not listed.

22 schools in Florida run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,943 people a year. The job pays a median of $45,880 in Florida across about 1,230 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledDelegateSolicitorLife CoachMissionaryCase WorkerCase ManagerFaith DoctorFaith Healer
Graduates / yr
1,943
in Florida
Median pay · Florida
$45,880
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
1,230
people employed
Schools
22
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
56%
across those schools
Median net price
$24,719
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Florida that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

4 programs in Florida that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Florida (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 Florida page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 44.0701In Florida
1,479
76.1%
15$37,264$26,140
2
CIP 42.2803In Florida
427
22.0%
8$33,805$27,000
3
CIP 39.0701In Florida
23
1.2%
3$32,226$26,000
4
CIP 51.1506In Florida
14
0.7%
1$37,335$22,861

Top 22 schools in Florida

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 9 of the 22 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
321Social Work$35,35878%40%
2University of South Florida
Tampa, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
261Social Work$37,45877%43%
3Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
245Counseling Psychology63%$31,67273%
4Barry University
Miami, FL Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
202Social Work38%$24,71977%
5Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
152Social Work$39,91263%66%
6Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
104Social Work$34,46345%$18,98678%
7Ana G. Mendez University
Orlando, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
89Social Work
8Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
89Social Work$32,60486%24%
9Albizu University - Miami
Miami, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
85Counseling Psychology40%$36,30276%
10Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
80Social Work$36,40757%63%
11Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
70Social Work$31,40153%21%
12Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
69Social Work43%$29,91553%
13Florida International University
Miami, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
55Social Work$41,62674%55%
14University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
39Social Work$36,57359%58%
15University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
26Social Work69%53%
16South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary
Deerfield Beach, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
16Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling36%
17Trinity College of Florida
Trinity, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
15Counseling Psychology0%$22,05092%
18University of Florida
Gainesville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
7Counseling Psychology91%24%
19University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
6Counseling Psychology84%$26,58919%
20Warner University
Lake Wales, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
5Social Work42%$22,02643%
21Florida Memorial University
Miami Gardens, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
4Social Work31%$21,05985%
22Hobe Sound Bible College
Hobe Sound, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
3Counseling Psychology50%$11,455

All 22 schools in Florida

Every school in Florida 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.

All schools in Florida that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of Central FloridaOrlandoPublic3211
University of South FloridaTampaPublic2611
Nova Southeastern UniversityFort LauderdalePrivate not-for-profit2451
Barry UniversityMiamiPrivate not-for-profit2023
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca RatonPublic1521
Saint Leo UniversitySaint LeoPrivate not-for-profit1041
Ana G. Mendez UniversityOrlandoPrivate not-for-profit891
Florida State UniversityTallahasseePublic891
Albizu University - MiamiMiamiPrivate not-for-profit851
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort MyersPublic801
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahasseePublic701
Southeastern UniversityLakelandPrivate not-for-profit692
Florida International UniversityMiamiPublic551
University of West FloridaPensacolaPublic391
University of North FloridaJacksonvillePublic261

What counselors, all other earn in Florida

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Florida
$45,880
Mean annual
$46,090
Jobs in state
1,230
What the range looks like
10th pct$35,830Median$45,88090th pct$55,540
Versus the national median
-9.8%

U.S. median $50,860. Florida pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.67×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Florida

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$51,540median
90 jobs
Jacksonville, FL
$44,940median
80 jobs
Tallahassee, FL
$43,720median
250 jobs
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$41,560median
140 jobs
Gainesville, FL
$43,780median
30 jobs
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$45,880median

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+12.6%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
7,400
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
8,700
69,100 → 77,800
Typical entry education
Master's degree

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 Florida

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 Florida.

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 1,479 degrees in Florida in 2024-25, 76.1% 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 4 programs to this occupation. The largest are Social Work, Clinical, Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. Together they graduate about 1,943 people a year in Florida.

How much do counselors, all other earn in Florida?+

The median is $45,880 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 9.8% below 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 Florida?+

22 institutions in Florida reported graduates from at least one of the 4 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 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected 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 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, 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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