Start your path to becoming a counselor.
Make a difference as an advocate and leader in counseling.
Drive growth and change in your community.
Be ready to meet the needs of those you serve.
Affordable
Complete in as few as 3 years without compromising your education or finances.
With Marquette University’s online Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC), you’ll develop the skills to support individuals from every walk of life. We believe counselors serve as both practitioners and advocates, and our graduates are prepared to foster transformation in their clients and communities.
The online CMHC is fully accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The CACREP accreditation is a testament to Marquette University's commitment to excellence in counseling education, forming skilled, knowledgeable, and ethical counselors ready to meet the needs of diverse populations.
From communicating with parents and caregivers to helping children express their emotions and needs constructively, there are many special aspects to counseling children. Through Marquette’s optional child and adolescent counseling specialization, you will gain the critical insights to provide well-rounded care for younger clients.
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Financial aid is available
Evaluating how to pay for your master’s is an important part of your consideration process. Financial aid is available for those who qualify. We will put you in touch with a financial aid advisor who can answer your questions.
“As professors in this program, we are counselors... Becoming a counselor is a professional journey, but it is also a personal journey, and we understand that as we also went through it in our training.”
Dr. Krystyne Mendoza
Clinical Assistant Professor, Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
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Take most classes when it’s convenient for your schedule, day or night.
Flexible
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Connected
At Marquette, you’ll develop the skills and experience to succeed in hospitals, outpatient care, family services, residential treatment centers and many other settings under the guidance of expert practitioner-instructors.
Committed to excellence
The online CACREP-accredited counseling degree prepares students to meet the educational requirements for licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin and in many other states.
Design for success