Quick answer:39 colleges within 100 miles of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania award a school and career counseling degree, the nearest about 21 miles away (IPEDS Completions, 2024).
Compare school and career counseling programs you can start from East Stroudsburg:
School and Career Counseling Program Access Near East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Distance from East Stroudsburg
Colleges awarding this degree
Within 25 miles
1
Within 50 miles
5
Within 100 miles
39
Within 250 miles
82
Source: IPEDS Completions, 2024, counting institutions that reported awarding this degree, joined to IPEDS institution coordinates. Distances are straight-line.
There are 5 degree-awarding colleges within 50 miles of East Stroudsburg, rising to 39 within 100 miles. The nearest is about 21 miles away, so a hybrid schedule is workable but a daily commute would be a commitment.
Choosing a School and Career Counseling Program From East Stroudsburg
The subject matter does not change by location: counseling theories, child and adolescent development, school counseling program design, assessment, and supervised practicum and internship. What changes is how you take it. Ask each college whether the program holds accreditation from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), how much of the coursework is delivered online, and which components require you on campus. Credit transfer is decided by the receiving institution and genuinely varies, so request a written transfer evaluation before you enroll.
Colleges Near East Stroudsburg
How we rank schools – graduation rate, graduate earnings, cost and retention.
Advertising plays no part.
This page lists 10 schools
within 79 miles, closest group first, then ordered by
BOC Score with the highest at the top.
10 of them carry a score.
LOCAL RANK
Location / proximity to this page
Defines the local group
Graduation rate how often students finish
30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry whether it paid off
25%
Average net price what students actually pay after aid; lower ranks higher
20%
Retention rate how many come back for year two
15%
Fully online availability whether you can study while working
10%
Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Earnings are for all graduates of a school, not one program, so treat them as a signal
about the institution rather than about this subject.
Sponsored listings are paid placements and are labelled as such; they are separate from
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What Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Earn in Pennsylvania
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Pennsylvania earn a median $60,880 per year against $64,330 nationally (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The Pennsylvania median for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors is $60,880 per year, below the national median of $64,330, on state employment of 13,570 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
These are statewide figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish wages at city level, so no page can tell you what this job pays in East Stroudsburg specifically. For the metro-level picture where it is published, and the full percentile spread, see the Pennsylvania page.
U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Completions, 2024 - institutions awarding this degree, with IPEDS institution coordinates
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 - Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors (SOC 21-1012)
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