Master of Arts in Counseling

Why an MA in Counseling from Edinboro?

At Edinboro, we prepare students to not just make a difference, but build careers doing it.

Accredited.
Edinboro offers a diverse set of programs that allow graduates to make a difference in someone’s life in a wide variety of ways. With accreditations from CACREP, NASAD and CAAHEP, our programs are nationally recognized and several degrees can be earned entirely online.

Faculty Who Care.
Faculty are committed to providing developmentally sound academic and clinical experiences to educate counselors to be effective leader-practitioners in a pluralistic society.

On Your Time and Your Terms.
Degrees can be earned on campus and online.

Top Rated and Ranked.
Rated a Top Program in the Northeast by Best Counseling Degrees and ranked by Great College Deals as one of the 10 Best Deals in Online Master’s in School Counseling Degree Programs.

Projected Growth and Salary

Salary and job growth information obtained from O'NET OnLine.

Art Therapists
14% PA Job Growth, 13% U.S. Job Growth, $41,900 PA Median Salary, $43,200 U.S. Median Salary.

Mariage and Family Therapists
19% PA Job Growth, 31% U.S. Job Growth, $45,900 PA Median Salary, $48,200 U.S. Median Salary.

Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
21% PA Job Growth, 31% U.S. Job Growth, $37,100 PA Median Salary, $38,600 U.S. Median Salary.

Mental Health Counselors
20% PA Job Growth, 29% U.S. Job Growth, $40,900 PA Median Salary, $40,600 U.S. Median Salary.

Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
6% PA Job Growth, 12% U.S. Job Growth, $52,100 PA Median Salary, $53,600 U.S. Median Salary.

Program Information

Counseling–Art Therapy
Art has the power to transform the way people see the world. And when someone is in need of counseling, art can be one of the most powerful ways to reach, connect and treat them. As the first entirely online Art Therapy program in the nation, Edinboro’s Art Therapy program helps graduates change the lives of the people they work with through art therapy. The program integrates both counseling and visual arts practice, to engage the creative power of art for clinical assessment and treatment. (Learn More)
Counseling-Art Therapy is accredited by ACATE through CAAHEP.

Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Counseling helps people not only face adversity in their lives, but also overcome those challenges and become stronger. Edinboro’s Clinical Mental Health program prepares professional counselors to embody ethical behavior, provide services to enhance the mental health and well-being of families, groups, couples and individuals, and advocate on behalf of both the counseling profession and those we serve.
The Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is accredited by CACREP.

Clinical Rehabilitation and Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Edinboro’s Clinical Rehabilitation and Clinical Mental Health program prepares graduates to assist persons with physical, cognitive, neurological, mental and emotional disabilities to fully develop their personal, social, interpersonal and vocational potentials. Rooted in a strengths-based, holistic approach, the purpose of the program is to equip students with the specialized knowledge and skills to facilitate the independence, integration and inclusion of persons with disabilities in employment and the community.
The Clinical Rehabilitation and Clinical Mental Health program is accredited by CACREP.

College Counseling
A college education can transform a person’s life. Edinboro’s College Counseling program helps prepare graduates to guide students before, during and after that crucial period of their lives. The program provides a high quality learning experience that trains graduate students to work in a variety of collegiate/academic settings. Our graduates receive supervised experiences in the field and are prepared to pass national certification and licensure examinations.
The College Counseling program is one of only two CACREP-accredited programs in Pennsylvania.

School Counseling
Education provides students with the opportunity to grow, develop and succeed. Edinboro’s School Counseling program ensures our graduates can help guide students through all the opportunity and challenges they face. Program graduates will be competent professional counselors, with knowledge of ethics, theory, clinical skills and school counselor roles and functions. They will learn how to become advocates and educational leaders within a pluralistic school and community that will assist in the academic, career and social development of students.
The School Counseling Program is accredited by CACREP.

Post-Master’s Licensure Preparation and Certification programs
Edinboro offers post-master’s program that give graduates with a master’s in Counseling or closely related field the opportunity to earn additional credit hours to reach the minimum 60 credits* required for licensure, or earn certification in School Counseling. The program is designed with a commitment to education and training that will provide the skills and confidence needed for students to become competent and ethical professional counselors. Licensure preparation applicants must provide board-review documentation with their application.

If applying for School Counseling certification in a state other than Pennsylvania, you must be aware of your state’s licensure requirements.