Best Counselor, All Other programs in New Jersey, ranked by enrollment
All counselors not listed.
28 schools in New Jersey run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,927 people a year. The job pays a median of $73,360 in New Jersey across about 810 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in New Jersey that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
3 programs in New Jersey that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in New Jersey (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 New Jersey page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 44.0701In New Jersey → | 1,745 | 90.6% | 24 | $37,264 | $26,140 |
| 2 | CIP 42.2803In New Jersey → | 181 | 9.4% | 8 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 3 | CIP 39.0701In New Jersey → | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | $32,226 | $26,000 |
Top 25 schools in New Jersey
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 10 of the 28 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 765 | Social Work | $39,936 | 84% | — | 58% |
| 2 | Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 145 | Social Work | $31,210 | 70% | — | 71% |
| 3 | Montclair State University Montclair, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 140 | Social Work | $33,095 | 65% | — | 88% |
| 4 | Stockton University Galloway, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 133 | Social Work | $37,749 | 69% | — | 89% |
| 5 | Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 108 | Counseling Psychology | — | 69% | $27,376 | 73% |
| 6 | Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 107 | Social Work | — | 72% | $28,514 | 89% |
| 7 | Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 65 | Social Work | $39,936 | 64% | — | 71% |
| 8 | Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 46 | Counseling Psychology | — | 57% | $21,902 | 71% |
| 9 | Rutgers University - Camden Camden, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 44 | Social Work | $39,936 | 67% | — | 66% |
| 10 | Passaic County Community College Paterson, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 42 | Social Work | — | 19% | — | — |
| 11 | Kean University Union, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 40 | Social Work | — | 47% | — | 76% |
| 12 | Camden County College Blackwood, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 30 | Social Work | $24,616 | 31% | — | — |
| 13 | Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 29 | Social Work | $38,530 | 54% | $19,504 | 79% |
| 14 | Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 25 | Social Work | — | 53% | $18,059 | 91% |
| 15 | Saint Elizabeth University Morristown, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 25 | Counseling Psychology | — | 51% | $20,619 | 71% |
| 16 | Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Social Work | — | 30% | — | — |
| 17 | Felician University Lodi, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 23 | Counseling Psychology | — | 47% | $41,497 | — |
| 18 | Essex County College Newark, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Social Work | — | 20% | — | — |
| 19 | Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Madison, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Counseling Psychology | — | 67% | $23,573 | 95% |
| 20 | Hudson County Community College Jersey City, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Social Work | — | 26% | — | — |
| 21 | Rowan University Glassboro, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs | 20 | Social Work | — | 67% | — | 78% |
| 22 | William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Social Work | — | 44% | — | 90% |
| 23 | Rowan College of South Jersey - Cumberland Campus Vineland, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 14 | Social Work | $37,250 | 33% | — | — |
| 24 | Ocean County College Toms River, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Social Work | — | 42% | — | — |
| 25 | Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 6 | Social Work | — | 56% | $17,490 | 83% |
All 28 schools in New Jersey
Every school in New Jersey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick | Public | 765 | 1 |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah | Public | 145 | 1 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair | Public | 140 | 1 |
| Stockton University | Galloway | Public | 133 | 1 |
| Seton Hall University | South Orange | Private not-for-profit | 108 | 2 |
| Monmouth University | West Long Branch | Private not-for-profit | 107 | 1 |
| Rutgers University - Newark | Newark | Public | 65 | 1 |
| Caldwell University | Caldwell | Private not-for-profit | 46 | 1 |
| Rutgers University - Camden | Camden | Public | 44 | 1 |
| Passaic County Community College | Paterson | Public | 42 | 1 |
| Kean University | Union | Public | 40 | 1 |
| Camden County College | Blackwood | Public | 30 | 1 |
| Georgian Court University | Lakewood | Private not-for-profit | 29 | 2 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus | Teaneck | Private not-for-profit | 25 | 1 |
| Saint Elizabeth University | Morristown | Private not-for-profit | 25 | 2 |
What counselors, all other earn in New Jersey
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $50,860. New Jersey pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in New Jersey
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 New Jersey
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 New Jersey.
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 1,745 degrees in New Jersey in 2024-25, 90.6% 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 1,927 people a year in New Jersey.
How much do counselors, all other earn in New Jersey?+
The median is $73,360 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 44.2% 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 New Jersey?+
28 institutions in New Jersey 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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