by our College Data Analytics Team
[Student Counseling](/majors/education/student-counseling/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a student counseling degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
College Factual analyzed 4 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying student counseling schools.
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If you want to know which schools send student counseling graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Leading the list is Southeastern Oklahoma State University, our #1 for student counseling graduate salaries in Oklahoma. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public school located in the town of Durant. After graduating, student counseling degree recipients from Southeastern Oklahoma State University typically earn about $57,536 annually.
Oklahoma State University Main Campus came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying student counseling schools. Set in the town of Stillwater, Oklahoma State University Main Campus is a public institution. Student Counseling graduates of Oklahoma State University Main Campus earn a median of about $64,381 a year early in their careers.
University Of Central Oklahoma came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying student counseling schools. Located in the suburb of Edmond, University Of Central Oklahoma is a public institution. Early-career student counseling graduates from University Of Central Oklahoma make a median of around $58,395 per year.
East Central University came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying student counseling schools. Set in the town of Ada, East Central University is a public institution. Early-career student counseling graduates from East Central University make a median of around $55,485 per year.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries student counseling graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
More about our data sources and methodologies.