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Montana State University campus — Looking northeast from West Grant Drive at the Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS) Building on the campus of Montana
Looking northeast from West Grant Drive at the Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS) Building on the campus of Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. Built for $26 million in 1999, the EPS Building was the most expensive building ever constructed in Montana at the time. The structure houses. Campus photograph of Montana State University. · Photo: Tim Evanson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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Montana State University

Bozeman, MTPublic NWCCUOfficial website

Montana State University's Department of Counseling in Bozeman offers a 60-credit M.S. in Counseling with clinical mental health and marriage, couples, and family counseling options, and a 60-credit M.Ed. in School Counseling offered face-to-face and, since summer 2026, online.

Counseling programs at Montana State University

4 eligible programs verified (4 master's); formats: on campus, 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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Montana State University

M.Ed. in School Counseling

Awarded degree: Master of Education in School Counseling

School Counseling

Master'sMEd CACREP
Location: Bozeman, MT
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Study intensity not published
Practical training: On-campus classes; practicum and internship required600 internship hours (as published)
Duration: a minimum of two years of study · 60 credits
Tuition: $350.95 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Graduate resident tuition, 1 credit, per semester (Fall 2026 / Spring 2027) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $82,566 (60 credits × $1,376.10 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Montana State University

M.S. in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Option

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMS CACREP
Location: Bozeman, MT
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Study intensity not published
Practical training: On-campus classes; internship required
Duration: a minimum of two years of study · 60 credits
Tuition: $350.95 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Graduate resident tuition, 1 credit, per semester (Fall 2026 / Spring 2027) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $82,566 (60 credits × $1,376.10 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Montana State University

M.S. in Counseling, Marriage, Couples & Family Counseling Option

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Counseling

Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling

Master'sMS CACREP
Location: Bozeman, MT
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Study intensity not published
Practical training: On-campus classes; internship required
Duration: a minimum of two years of study · 60 credits
Tuition: $350.95 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Graduate resident tuition, 1 credit, per semester (Fall 2026 / Spring 2027) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $82,566 (60 credits × $1,376.10 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Montana State University

Online Master of Education in School Counseling

Awarded degree: Master of Education in School Counseling

School Counseling

Master'sMEd CACREP
Location: Bozeman, MTSchool 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: as little as 3 years · 60 credits
Tuition: Tuition not published / not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Accreditation

  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since April 1, 1932 · next review 10/01/2031

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · 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.

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…).

Institution

Official name
Montana State University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Counseling degrees awarded, all specialties (IPEDS counseling CIP codes incl. counseling psychology, first major)
25 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.
  1. catalog.montana.edu/graduate/education-health-human-development/counseling/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  2. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  3. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), counseling CIP codes — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  4. DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  5. montana.edu/counselingdepartment/graduate/sc.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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Montana State University Counseling Degrees (Master's)