MA in Counseling
Through Webster's MA in Counseling, you can advance your career in the helping professions as you learn from expert professors and gain professional experience through 15 months of hands-on clinical fieldwork.
Choose to learn in person or in a convenient hybrid format and graduate ready to:
Tailor your education to your career goals by choosing an emphasis in:
Prepare for LPC licensure and transform into a highly sought-after counselor. Graduate ready to make a lasting impact from day one of your counseling career. This program is ideal for:
Combine classroom education with hands-on field experience, developing the necessary theory and skills to work with individuals, couples, families and children in a variety of mental health settings.
You must complete 60 hours to graduate with your MA in Counseling.
You can customize your MA in Counseling with an emphasis in one of three areas:
Learn how to apply ethical and legal standards as well as knowledge of public mental health policy, financing and regulatory processes to mental health counseling. This program is CACREP-accredited at our campuses in Webster Groves, MO and Charleston, Myrtle Beach, and Columbia, SC.
Gain the knowledge needed to serve as a change agent, demonstrating leadership, vision, collaboration and advocacy for the on-going development of self, students, the school counseling program and the school district.
Identify and apply preventive, developmental and wellness approaches in working with individuals, couples and families from multicultural and diverse backgrounds.
Benefit from a blend of in-person evening classes, as well as some online coursework. No GRE scores needed. Classes for this program are available at the following campuses:
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall demand for mental health counselors is projected to grow 23% from 2020 to 2030. Graduate with your MA in Counseling prepared for positions like:
Average annual salary (National, May 2020)
Average annual salary (National, May 2020)
Average annual salary (National, May 2020)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Webster is committed to your success, and you'll never be alone as you pursue your MA in Counseling.
Earn your MA in Counseling from Webster, a private, non-profit university accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and ranked #16 in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” list in the Midwest Regional University category.
Learn from faculty members with professional experience as counselors. Our diverse faculty are practicing clinicians who take a real-world approach to learning and will guide you in developing the cultural awareness necessary to serve the needs of a rapidly changing population. Small class sizes ensure one-on-one attention and collaboration. Our professors serve as mentors eager to support your career goals and connect you to opportunities.
I chose to further my education with Webster because I wanted to do more for my community. I want to be able to help individuals in need and families become whole again. Helping people is a huge part of my heart and I want to continue to be able to help those in need.
- Stephanie Cullen
MA in Counseling With an Emphasis in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, 2021