New York·Community and Social Service Occupations·SOC 21-1019

Best Counselor, All Other programs in New York, ranked by enrollment

All counselors not listed.

38 schools in New York run programs that feed this job, graduating 5,356 people a year. The job pays a median of $58,500 in New York across about 470 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledDelegateSolicitorLife CoachMissionaryCase WorkerCase ManagerFaith DoctorFaith Healer
Graduates / yr
5,356
in New York
Median pay · New York
$58,500
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
470
people employed
Schools
38
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
64%
across those schools
Median net price
$26,807
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in New York that lead to this job

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

4 programs in New York that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in New York (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 York 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 New York
5,167
96.5%
35$37,264$26,140
2
CIP 42.2803In New York
177
3.3%
7$33,805$27,000
3
CIP 39.0701In New York
7
0.1%
2$32,226$26,000
4
CIP 51.1506In New York
5
0.1%
1$37,335$22,861

Top 25 schools in New York

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 15 of the 38 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
643Social Work$42,22757%54%
2Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
633Social Work96%$15,3154%
3Fordham University
Bronx, NY Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
584Social Work82%$38,93159%
4Yeshiva University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
399Social Work83%$39,69656%
5New York University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
383Social Work$26,83788%$29,0239%
6Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
296Social Work76%49%
7University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY Public · 2 feeder programs
239Social Work75%74%
8CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
214Social Work$42,30051%57%
9Adelphi University
Garden City, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
201Social Work67%$27,32666%
10Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
178Social Work84%$28,85146%
11University at Albany
Albany, NY Public · 2 feeder programs
176Social Work$32,91361%69%
12Keuka College
Keuka Park, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
147Social Work$40,64258%$24,17768%
13Binghamton University
Vestal, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
140Social Work82%39%
14SUNY Brockport
Brockport, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
131Social Work$37,05455%71%
15Touro University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
121Social Work72%$27,11061%
16Long Island University
Brookville, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
109Social Work57%$24,63986%
17Teachers College at Columbia University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
93Counseling Psychology
18Nazareth University
Rochester, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
83Social Work$38,12673%$27,94575%
19State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
72Social Work$24,67659%78%
20CUNY York College
Jamaica, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
65Social Work$44,74232%64%
21College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
61Social Work$31,02134%92%
22Daemen University
Amherst, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
61Social Work59%$16,82668%
23Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
47Social Work$37,10067%$22,72971%
24Manhattan University
Riverdale, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
42Counseling Psychology64%$26,80779%
25CUNY Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
40Social Work$44,31120%86%

All 38 schools in New York

Every school in New York 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 New York that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew YorkPublic6431
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit6332
Fordham UniversityBronxPrivate not-for-profit5844
Yeshiva UniversityNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit3991
New York UniversityNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit3832
Stony Brook UniversityStony BrookPublic2961
University at BuffaloBuffaloPublic2392
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronxPublic2141
Adelphi UniversityGarden CityPrivate not-for-profit2011
Syracuse UniversitySyracusePrivate not-for-profit1781
University at AlbanyAlbanyPublic1762
Keuka CollegeKeuka ParkPrivate not-for-profit1471
Binghamton UniversityVestalPublic1401
SUNY BrockportBrockportPublic1311
Touro UniversityNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit1211

What counselors, all other earn in New York

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

Median annual in New York
$58,500
Mean annual
$60,200
Jobs in state
470
What the range looks like
10th pct$36,960Median$58,50090th pct$91,680
Versus the national median
+15.0%

U.S. median $50,860. New York pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.26×

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

Metro areas in New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$63,300median
820 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$46,640median
40 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$59,990median

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 New York

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 York.

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 5,167 degrees in New York in 2024-25, 96.5% 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 5,356 people a year in New York.

How much do counselors, all other earn in New York?+

The median is $58,500 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 15.0% 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 York?+

38 institutions in New York 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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