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Northwestern University

Evanston, ILPrivate nonprofit HLCOfficial website

Northwestern University offers a Master of Arts in Counseling (clinical mental health) through The Family Institute, in an online format (Counseling@Northwestern) and an on-campus full-time format; both include required in-person immersions in the Chicago area.

Counseling programs at Northwestern University

2 eligible programs verified (2 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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Northwestern University

Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (on-campus format)

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP
Location: Evanston, IL
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Full-time
Practical training: On-campus classes
Duration: typically completed in 21 months (full-time) · 24 credits
Tuition: $23,662 per term · All students — Full-time Tuition, Counseling (3 to 4 units) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Northwestern University

Counseling@Northwestern – Online Master of Arts in Counseling

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP
Location: Evanston, ILSchool 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 · Full-time or part-time
Practical training: Online coursework with campus immersion; practicum and internship required in person200 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)Placement support stated
Duration: as few as 18 months full time or 36 months part time (full-time (18 months); part-time (36 months)) · 24 credits
Tuition: $5,915 per course · Online students — Online Tuition, Counseling · 2026-2027
Next deadline: October 26, 2026 · Winter 2027 (January 2027)
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1913 · next review 08/31/2035

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

The university states: “Northwestern University is regionally accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools” Source: counseling.northwestern.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

  • Master of Arts in Counseling authorized to operate, exempt or not subject to approval in all 50 states and DC (California with track restrictions)
    Source: counseling.northwestern.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…).
  • MS in Marriage and Family TherapyStandalone MFT, outside core directory.Source: northwestern.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
Northwestern University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Counseling degrees awarded, all specialties (IPEDS counseling CIP codes incl. counseling psychology, first major)
330 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. catalogs.northwestern.edu/tgs/counseling/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  2. counseling.northwestern.edu/counseling/admissions/tuition-financial-aid/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. counseling.northwestern.edu/legal/accreditation/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. counseling.northwestern.edu/legal/state-authorization-information/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  6. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), counseling CIP codes — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  7. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  8. northwestern.edu/sfs/tuition/graduate/tgs.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026

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