Master's · Columbus, Georgia
Is Student Counseling and Personnel Services at Columbus State University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $58,592
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $37,771
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $40k (likely $40k – $40k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$2k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in GA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$220k (likely −$315k – −$131k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$222k (likely −$416k – −$22k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Columbus State University
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's)$119,397
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$111,944
- Education, Other (Doctoral)$107,801
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's)$94,267
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Master's)$91,069
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$89,659
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$85,580
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$80,694
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$78,778
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$74,854
- Social Sciences, Other (Master's)$67,595
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Doctoral)$67,339
Student Counseling and Personnel Services at other schools in Georgia
- Valdosta State University$71,449
- Fort Valley State University$68,400
- Albany State University$61,409
- Mercer University$59,236
- University of Georgia$59,164
- University of West Georgia$58,091
- Georgia State University$57,990
- Augusta University$51,022
- Georgia Southern University$50,446