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Title: The President's House at Adams State University, founded in 1921 as a "normal school" (or teachers' college) in Alamosa, Colorado Physical description: 1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color. Notes: Contrary to the assumptions of several observers and visitors, the university is not named e. Campus photograph of Adams State University. · Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain · source
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Adams State University

Alamosa, COPublic HLCOfficial website

Adams State University's School of Counselor Education offers an online Master of Arts in Counseling with Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling specialties, each requiring two one-week on-campus labs in Alamosa, Colorado, and an online Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision with three one-week residencies.

Counseling programs at Adams State University

3 eligible programs verified (2 master's, 1 doctoral); formats: online. Each program is listed separately — tuition, admissions and format belong to the program, not to the whole university.

Master's Degrees in Counseling

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Adams State University

M.A. in Counseling - Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Online)

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP
Location: Alamosa, COSchool location, not where online students live or train
Delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.Campus residencies required · Study intensity not published
Practical training: Online coursework with campus residency; practicum and internship required in person
Duration: 5 semesters for fall cohorts (12 credits per semester); 7 semesters for spring cohorts (9 credits per semester) (cohort plan of study) · 60 credits
Tuition: $545 per credit · All students — Couns Ed: Resident & Non-Resident Online · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $32,700 (60 credits × $545 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: October 28, 2026 · Spring 2027
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Adams State University

M.A. in Counseling - School Counseling (Online)

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling

School Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP
Location: Alamosa, COSchool location, not where online students live or train
Delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.Campus residencies required · Study intensity not published
Practical training: Online coursework with campus residency; practicum and internship required in person
Duration: 5 semesters for fall cohorts (12 credits per semester); 7 semesters for spring cohorts (9 credits per semester) (cohort plan of study) · 60 credits
Tuition: $545 per credit · All students — Couns Ed: Resident & Non-Resident Online · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $32,700 (60 credits × $545 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: October 28, 2026 · Spring 2027
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Doctoral Programs in Counseling

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Adams State University

Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision

Counselor Education and Supervision

PhD CACREPFunding not verified
Location: Alamosa, COSchool location, not where online students live or train
Delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.Campus residencies required · Study intensity not published
Practical training: Online coursework with campus residency, orientation; fieldwork requirements not published
Duration: Length not published · 60 credits
Tuition: $647 per credit · All students — PHD in Counseling: Resident & Non-Resident Online · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $38,820 (60 credits × $647 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: November 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1950 · next review 08/31/2028

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

The university states: “All degrees are accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, CACREP, and the Colorado Department of Education.” Source: adams.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institutional accreditation (recorded in the U.S. Department of Education's DAPIP database) covers the whole institution. It is not a ranking and does not describe any one program.

Departments and schools

Academic units that administer the listed programs.

Published enrollment restrictions

State authorization rules decide whether the university can enroll you in an online program from your state. The university's location never decides it.

State authorization

  • Adams State programs, including online programs, leading to professional licensure (e.g. Nursing, Teacher Education, and Counselor Education) may only accept students living in certain states.
    Source: adams.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists counseling bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, Ed.S. degrees, social work, psychology or standalone marriage and family therapy degrees…).
  • School Counseling Certificate for Colorado Mental Health CounselorsPost-master's certificate, not a degree.Source: adams.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
Adams State University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
208 Edgemont Blvd, Alamosa, CO 81101
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Counseling degrees awarded, all specialties (IPEDS counseling CIP codes incl. counseling psychology, first major)
436 master's, 7 doctoral (2023-24)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  2. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), counseling CIP codes — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  3. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  4. adams.edu/academics/graduate/counselor-education/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. adams.edu/academics/graduate/counselor-education/masters/faq/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. adams.edu/admissions/graduate/counselor-ed-phd/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. adams.edu/online/professional-licensure/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
  8. adams.edu/online/state-authorization/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026

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