Best Counselor, All Other programs in Michigan, ranked by enrollment
All counselors not listed.
31 schools in Michigan run programs that feed this job, graduating 2,652 people a year. The job pays a median of $37,390 in Michigan across about 470 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Michigan that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
3 programs in Michigan that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Michigan (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 Michigan page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 44.0701In Michigan → | 2,446 | 92.2% | 30 | $37,264 | $26,140 |
| 2 | CIP 42.2803In Michigan → | 151 | 5.7% | 5 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 3 | CIP 39.0701In Michigan → | 55 | 2.1% | 2 | $32,226 | $26,000 |
Top 25 schools in Michigan
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 15 of the 31 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 507 | Social Work | $51,416 | 93% | — | 16% |
| 2 | Wayne State University Detroit, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 374 | Social Work | $39,774 | 58% | — | 81% |
| 3 | Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 276 | Social Work | $39,071 | 64% | $19,806 | 52% |
| 4 | Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 240 | Social Work | $37,233 | 67% | — | 83% |
| 5 | Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 150 | Social Work | $38,446 | 58% | — | 88% |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 149 | Social Work | $38,517 | 46% | — | 80% |
| 7 | Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 121 | Social Work | $38,503 | 48% | — | 72% |
| 8 | Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 114 | Social Work | $38,870 | 47% | — | 91% |
| 9 | Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 104 | Social Work | $37,205 | 58% | — | 85% |
| 10 | Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 90 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | 72% | $17,800 | 82% |
| 11 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 81 | Social Work | $34,089 | 81% | — | 85% |
| 12 | Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 71 | Social Work | — | 21% | — | — |
| 13 | Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 67 | Social Work | $36,513 | 52% | — | 84% |
| 14 | Madonna University Livonia, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 44 | Social Work | — | 60% | $16,904 | 63% |
| 15 | Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 42 | Counseling Psychology | — | 62% | $21,132 | 78% |
| 16 | University of Michigan - Flint Flint, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 40 | Social Work | $40,371 | 40% | — | 70% |
| 17 | Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 32 | Social Work | $35,800 | 59% | — | 90% |
| 18 | Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 31 | Social Work | — | 17% | — | — |
| 19 | Macomb Community College Warren, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 30 | Social Work | — | 18% | — | — |
| 20 | Hope College Holland, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 23 | Social Work | $37,270 | 80% | $21,746 | 79% |
| 21 | Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 14 | Social Work | $31,584 | 74% | $22,391 | 71% |
| 22 | Adrian College Adrian, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Social Work | — | 48% | $20,357 | 73% |
| 23 | Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Social Work | — | 48% | $25,071 | 69% |
| 24 | Bay de Noc Community College Escanaba, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Social Work | — | 30% | — | — |
| 25 | Gogebic Community College Ironwood, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Social Work | — | 36% | — | — |
All 31 schools in Michigan
Every school in Michigan 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Public | 507 | 1 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit | Public | 374 | 2 |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor | Private not-for-profit | 276 | 2 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale | Public | 240 | 1 |
| Oakland University | Rochester Hills | Public | 150 | 1 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | Public | 149 | 1 |
| Saginaw Valley State University | University Center | Public | 121 | 1 |
| Ferris State University | Big Rapids | Public | 114 | 1 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | Public | 104 | 2 |
| Andrews University | Berrien Springs | Private not-for-profit | 90 | 3 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | Public | 81 | 1 |
| Oakland Community College | Auburn Hills | Public | 71 | 1 |
| Northern Michigan University | Marquette | Public | 67 | 1 |
| Madonna University | Livonia | Private not-for-profit | 44 | 1 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | Private not-for-profit | 42 | 2 |
What counselors, all other earn in Michigan
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $50,860. Michigan pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Michigan
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 Michigan
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 Michigan.
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 2,446 degrees in Michigan in 2024-25, 92.2% 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 2,652 people a year in Michigan.
How much do counselors, all other earn in Michigan?+
The median is $37,390 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 26.5% 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 Michigan?+
31 institutions in Michigan 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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