Mental Health Counseling (MS)
Program Data
Contents
Acceptance and Matriculation Rates
| Year |
Number of Applications |
Number Interviewed |
Number Accepted |
Number Confirmed |
Total Matriculated |
| 2022 |
89 |
52 |
47 |
36 |
24 |
| 2023 |
99 |
59 |
56 |
43 |
34 |
| 2024 |
82 |
54 |
52 |
39 |
28 |
| 2025 |
104 |
64 |
59 |
48 |
38 |
| 2026 |
104 |
62 |
43 |
37 |
30 |
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GPA Range of Undergraduates Accepted into the Mental Health Counseling Program
Undergraduate GPA statistics for accepted students by program start year
| |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
| Lowest GPA |
2.87 |
2.60 |
2.79 |
2.82 |
| Median GPA |
3.58 |
3.65 |
3.59 |
3.63 |
| Highest GPA |
4.00 |
4.00 |
3.98 |
3.99 |
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Top 4 Undergraduate Degrees Applying - Mental Health Counseling (MS) Program
Most common undergraduate degrees among applicants, by program start year
| Rank |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
| 1 |
Psychology |
Psychology |
Psychology |
Psychology |
| 2 |
Community Health |
Human Services |
Counseling |
Anthropology |
| 3 |
Counseling |
Liberal Arts |
History |
Sociology |
| 4 |
English |
English/Journalism |
Premedical |
Criminal Justice |
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Financial Aid and Average Indebtedness
*Note: There are less than 10 students. Based on various DOE reports, it is to our
understanding that we should not report averages for programs with fewer than 10 students.
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Mean Time to Completion
Completion outcomes for Mental Health Counseling (MS) students by entering cohort
| Year |
Admitted |
Completed in Two Years* |
Completed in Three Years |
Withdrew |
Still Pursuing Degree |
| 2017 |
26 |
20 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| 2018 |
27 |
25 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 2019 |
39 |
37 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 2020 |
32 |
25 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
| 2021 |
54 |
50 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 2022** |
25 |
23 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 2023 |
33 |
27 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
*General program length is two years (24 months) full-time or three years part-time.
**For those who entered into the program in Fall 2022, 92% graduate in 24 months
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Assessments
National Counselor Examination for Licensure and Certification (NCE) Results
| Year |
Students Taking the Exam |
Students Who Passed |
| 2018 |
12 |
12 |
| 2019 |
9 |
9 |
| 2020 |
21 |
21 |
| 2021 |
16 |
16 |
| 2022 |
18 |
18 |
| 2023 |
22 |
22 |
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Annual Report
In accordance with the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational
Programs (CACREP) standards, the MS in Mental Health Counseling program has created
an annual report to ensure prospective students, current students, and stakeholders
have access to essential information about the program’s effectiveness and graduate
success.
Download the 2022-2024 Annual Report
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