Master's · Villanova, Pennsylvania
Is Student Counseling and Personnel Services at Villanova University worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 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
- $59,849
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $70,187
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $40,990
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $43k (likely $43k – $43k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$305 a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in PA
- 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
- −$234k (likely −$323k – −$143k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$185k (likely −$382k – $25k)
- 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 Villanova University
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral)$229,552
- Taxation (Master's)$170,796
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$160,428
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Graduate certificate)$144,269
- Computer Engineering (Master's)$143,746
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's)$142,363
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's)$140,876
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)$131,996
- Real Estate (Bachelor's)$131,911
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$130,585
- Law (First professional)$129,021
- Mechanical Engineering (Master's)$128,221
Student Counseling and Personnel Services at other schools in Pennsylvania
- Eastern University$60,968
- Holy Family University$59,632
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania$59,352
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania$59,207
- Marywood University$58,825
- Gwynedd Mercy University$57,909
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus$57,055
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania$56,942
- Lehigh University$55,728
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania$55,325