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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good luck.  Student services pays very little, and many jobs are filled by student workers.  It's nearly impossible to get full time without precise previous experience.  Some of the jobs mentioned are absurd - Dean?  Really?  That's like saying, you'd be very happy as CEO of a Fortune 500 Company.  Academic Advisors need a degree in counseling.  I don't know what Financial Aid people have, but I doubt they are lawyers.  Go to the websites of your local schools and see what the job openings are and you'll see what is required.  Personally, I think you are foolish to choose a job based on some quizzes and tests, so perhaps you could apply to the Career Services office, where people who have never found a good career and have no idea how to do that give other people quizzes and tests and bad advice.  [/quote]

Agree with this.  Harsh but true.  There are actual graduate programs in Student Affairs.  I worked a work study job in grad school in the Student Affairs Office (Dean of Students, disability services, res life, and a few other things) and every single professional position was filled with a person with a graduate degree in Student Affairs or a similar discipline.  [/quote]

This is basically true. There are definitely grad programs in SA and anything above entry level is going to look for this degree or the equivalent. It's true that academic advisors don't necessarily need a counseling degree, but, again, any position above entry level is gong to require a MA or MEd in a related discipline, and experience in either teaching or higher ed admin. If you want to work anywhere near the Dean's office, you need both a PhD and experience (research or teaching). This is true for associate provosts, directors, and, often, assistants to the associates. Not an easy office to break into. FA and admissions is a little easier to start in. Many entry level positions only require a BA. That said, these aren't highly paid jobs. Actually, none of the above are highly paid jobs. Think $40-$60k, unless you have the PhD and are on the Dean's office track. Then you're looking at $80-120k out of the gate.[/quote]

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