Online Master of Arts in counseling
Are you looking to advance your career as a clinical mental health counselor; marriage, couple and family counselor; or school counselor? With a program and faculty reflecting Messiah’s reputation for Christian academic excellence, Messiah University’s CACREP-accredited master's in counseling prepares you to work in a variety of professional settings.
Messiah’s counseling master’s degree and certificate options allow you to achieve work-life balance without sacrificing the advantage of small class sizes and personalized attention from our faculty. Courses are online (with optional in-personal intensives), so you are free to pursue your career and your degree simultaneously.
- No-fee tuition. With Messiah’s graduate programs, the cost per credit is what you pay – there are no hidden fees for labs, courses, services or technology.
- Program completion time frames ranging from two to six years - select the one that is right for you.
- Flexible, affordable, and convenient with courses conducted online for your busy life and active schedule.
- Designed to prepare you to sit for your professional counseling licensure exam (LPC), your marriage, and family therapy licensure exam (LMFT), or become a certified school counselor.
- All advising is completed by full-time faculty - experienced counselors and nationally recognized scholars who will take time to mentor you in your education, faith and career.
- Small class sizes ensure personalized attention and meaningful interaction with professors and classmates.
- Rolling admission Messiah accepts graduate program applicants year round allowing you to enter the program at multiple points throughout the year.
All of Messiah's M.A. counseling degree tracks are nationally accredited by CACREP. The university's CACREP accreditation has been extended until 2028. (Why is CACREP accreditation important?)
If you already have a master's degree in an appropriate counseling-related field, Messiah offers a CAGS in counseling to help you continue to meet education goals and to meet state requirements for licensure or certification.
