Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MIPublic HLCOfficial website

Central Michigan University offers a 60-credit Master of Arts in Counseling with Addiction Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling concentrations, taught either as a hybrid program on the Mt. Pleasant campus or fully online through CMU Online. All concentrations include a 100-hour practicum and a 600-hour internship.

Counseling programs at Central Michigan University

6 eligible programs verified (6 master's); formats: online, hybrid. Each program is listed separately — tuition, admissions and format belong to the program, not to the whole university.

Master's Degrees in Counseling

Central Michigan University

Counseling, M.A. (Mt. Pleasant hybrid) - Addiction Counseling Concentration

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling

Addiction Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP

Mount Pleasant, MI

HybridStudy intensity not published

Hybrid classes; practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)

2.5 years full-time; 3.5 years part-time (full-time, year-round coursework) · 60 credits

$1,062 per credit · International — Graduate tuition rates, Master's/Specialist, International tuition · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Central Michigan University

Counseling, M.A. (Mt. Pleasant hybrid) - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentration

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP

Mount Pleasant, MI

HybridStudy intensity not published

Hybrid classes; practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)

2.5 years full-time; 3.5 years part-time (full-time, year-round coursework) · 60 credits

$1,062 per credit · International — Graduate tuition rates, Master's/Specialist, International tuition · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Central Michigan University

Counseling, M.A. (Mt. Pleasant hybrid) - School Counseling Concentration

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling

School Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP

Mount Pleasant, MI

HybridStudy intensity not published

Hybrid classes; practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)

2.5 years full-time; 3.5 years part-time (full-time, year-round coursework) · 60 credits

$1,062 per credit · International — Graduate tuition rates, Master's/Specialist, International tuition · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Central Michigan University

Online Counseling, M.A. - Addiction Counseling Concentration

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling

Addiction Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP Fully online coursework

Mount Pleasant, MISchool location, not where online students live or train

Fully online courseworkNo campus visits (stated) · Full-time or part-time

Fully online coursework; local practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)Placement support stated

2.5 years full-time; 3.5 years part-time (full-time, year-round coursework) · 60 credits

$1,062 per credit · International — Graduate tuition rates, Master's/Specialist, International tuition · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Central Michigan University

Online Counseling, M.A. - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentration

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP Fully online coursework

Mount Pleasant, MISchool location, not where online students live or train

Fully online courseworkNo campus visits (stated) · Full-time or part-time

Fully online coursework; local practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)Placement support stated

2.5 years full-time; 3.5 years part-time (full-time, year-round coursework) · 60 credits

$1,062 per credit · International — Graduate tuition rates, Master's/Specialist, International tuition · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Central Michigan University

Online Counseling, M.A. - School Counseling Concentration

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling

School Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP Fully online coursework

Mount Pleasant, MISchool location, not where online students live or train

Fully online courseworkNo campus visits (stated) · Full-time or part-time

Fully online coursework; local practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)Placement support stated

2.5 years full-time; 3.5 years part-time (full-time, year-round coursework) · 60 credits

$1,062 per credit · International — Graduate tuition rates, Master's/Specialist, International tuition · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1923 · next review 08/31/2036
Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education
Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

The university states: “CMU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).” Source: cmich.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.

Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership and Higher EducationSource: cmich.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 12, 2026

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

CMU is an approved State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) Participant.
Source: cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name: Central Michigan University
Control: Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location: 106 Warriner Hall, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Counseling degrees awarded, all specialties (IPEDS counseling CIP codes incl. counseling psychology, first major): 66 master's (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.

cmich.smartcatalogiq.com/2026-2027/graduate-bulletin/colleges-and-departments/counseling-educational — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), counseling CIP codes — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
online.cmich.edu/program/online-counseling — Official program page, 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
cmich.edu/academics/accreditation-and-licensure-information — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026

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