Marquette University · Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology

Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMS CACREP

Overview

On-campus MS in clinical mental health counseling: 60 credit hours, 21 months to complete, optional addiction, child and adolescent, or clinical rehabilitation specializations, a 100-hour practicum, a 600-hour internship and the CPCE comprehensive exam. The page states CACREP accreditation.

Official program name: Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Counseling specialty: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Professional purpose: Clinical counselor preparationThe institution states the program prepares students for professional counselor licensure. Licensure itself also requires post-degree supervised experience, an examination and a state application.
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: Marquette University — Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Required credits: 60 credit hours
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: 21 months to complete
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

An online version of the MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling is offered separately (see the online record).

Why this program is listed

Master's degree in clinical mental health counseling (on campus).

Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list counseling bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees whose official program is counselor preparation in a named specialty, and — separately labelled — counseling psychology. Generic psychology, education, social work and standalone MFT degrees are excluded. Eligibility rules

Format and campus attendance

How coursework is delivered and whether you must come to campus for it. Practicum and internship are a separate requirement, shown in the next section. “Fully online coursework” appears only when the school says no campus attendance is required.

Academic delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Full-time
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Practicum, internship and placements

Supervised fieldwork in a clinical, community or school setting, as the school publishes it. For online programs this happens in person, usually near where you live — whatever the coursework format.

Practicum: Required100 hours. One semester (3 credits) of practicum with a minimum of 100 hours of supervised on-site practicum experience
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: Required600 hours. Minimum of 600 hours of internship, approximately 20 hours per week over 2 semesters
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Placement location: Internships in mental health and educational agencies approved by the CECP Department
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other fieldwork requirement: Students obtain professional counseling liability insurance at their own expense within the first semester
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Optional specializations: addiction, child and adolescent, or clinical rehabilitation counseling
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Comprehensive examination

Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE)
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior degree: RequiredBachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution or international equivalent
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Minimum GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale (Graduate School requirement)
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Statement / essay: RequiredStatement of purpose
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Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation
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Résumé / CV: RequiredResume/vita
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Interview: RequiredHighest-ranking applicants are interviewed by faculty; required for admission
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Background check: RequiredBackground check completed at new student orientation
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Transcripts: RequiredCopies of transcripts; official transcripts after admission
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Other requirement: RecommendedNo course prerequisites; experience in a human service setting highly recommended
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Tests

GRE General Test: Optional
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
TOEFL iBT: RequiredInternational applicants only; or other acceptable proof of English proficiency
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Priority deadline
February 1 · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Year not printed
Final deadlineDomestic applicants
Rolling admission · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
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Rolling
International applicantsInternational applicants
Rolling admission · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
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Rolling

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Education Graduate per credit hour rateFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$1,080	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$64,800 = 60 credits × $1,080 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $64,800 (60 credits × $1,080 per credit)

Comparison basis: All students — Education Graduate per credit hour rate, 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Other published fees

Graduate School Student Fee, traditional student (4+ credits per term): $200 per semesterMandatory
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the school publishes them. Competitive scholarships and assistantships are not guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Counseling tuition and scholarships

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

HRSA grant internship stipend (child and adolescent specialization) StipendCompetitive
Eligibility: Limited number of students per year admitted to CMHC with the child and adolescent specialization, after completing practicum; available through 2029
Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Institutional accreditation covers the whole school; programmatic accreditation (CACREP) covers only the specialty and degree it lists. Enrollment restrictions for online students are a separate question.

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)Status: Accredited · Specialty: Clinical Mental Health Counseling · Degree: M.S.Accredited since January 10, 2013 · current cycle ends October 31, 2031 · listed by the accreditor as onlineSource: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Licensure and professional disclosures

What the school publishes about professional licensure or certification. Meeting a state's educational requirements is only one part of licensure: examinations, post-degree supervised experience, background checks and a board application follow. This directory does not decide whether you qualify.

LicensureMarquette state licensure disclosure for the MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (educational requirements only). Official disclosureSource: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026

State-by-state disclosure as published

States not shown were not printed on the disclosure we checked and are not verified.

State	Educational requirements	Source
Alabama	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Alaska	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
American Samoa	School has not determinedNo Determination Made	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Arizona	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Arkansas	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
California	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Colorado	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Connecticut	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Delaware	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Florida	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Georgia	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Guam	School has not determinedNo Determination Made	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Hawaii	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Idaho	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Illinois	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Indiana	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Iowa	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Kansas	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Kentucky	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Louisiana	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Maine	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Maryland	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Massachusetts	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Michigan	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minnesota	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Mississippi	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Missouri	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Montana	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nebraska	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nevada	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Hampshire	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Jersey	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Mexico	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New York	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
North Carolina	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
North Dakota	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Northern Mariana Islands	School has not determinedNo Determination Made	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Ohio	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Oklahoma	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Oregon	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Pennsylvania	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Puerto Rico	School has not determinedNo Determination Made	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Rhode Island	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
South Carolina	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
South Dakota	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Tennessee	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Texas	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
U.S. Virgin Islands	School has not determinedNo Determination Made	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Utah	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Vermont	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Virginia	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Washington	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Washington, DC	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
West Virginia	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Wisconsin	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Wyoming	Meets (as stated by the school)Satisfies Educational Requirements	Source: marquette.edu · verified October 12, 2026

CACREP accreditation does not guarantee licensure in every state, and school counselor certification is not the same as clinical counselor licensure. LPC, LMHC and other state titles · School counselor credentials

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.

DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026
marquette.edu/arts-sciences/cecp/documents/cmhc-sccn-handbook.pdf — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
marquette.edu/arts-sciences/cecp/index.php — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
marquette.edu/central/bursar/tuition-housing-fees-2026-27.php — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
marquette.edu/consumer-information/state-licensure.php — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
marquette.edu/grad/programs-clinical-mental-health-counseling.php — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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