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Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CAPrivate nonprofit WSCUCOfficial website

Palo Alto University's Counseling Department offers a CACREP-accredited MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in a residential hybrid format and an online format with two in-person residencies, plus a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision delivered online with three in-person residencies.

Counseling programs at Palo Alto University

3 eligible programs verified (2 master's, 1 doctoral); 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

Palo Alto University

Master of Arts Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Residential Hybrid)

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Delivery: HybridA substantial part of the coursework meets in person and part is online.Study intensity not published
Practical training: Hybrid classes; practicum and internship required700 practicum hours (as published)Placement support stated
Duration: 9 quarters · 94.5 credits
Tuition: $8,225 per term · All students — Cost of attendance, MA in CMHC Year 1, Tuition & Fees per quarter · year not stated
Next deadline: December 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
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Palo Alto University

Master of Arts Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Online / Distance Learning)

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP
Location: Palo Alto, CASchool 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 person700 practicum hours (as published)Placement support stated
Duration: 9 quarters · 94.5 credits
Tuition: $8,225 per term · All students — Cost of attendance, MA in CMHC Year 1, Tuition & Fees per quarter · year not stated
Next deadline: November 1, 2026 · Spring 2027
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Doctoral Programs in Counseling

Palo Alto University

PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision

Awarded degree: PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision

Counselor Education and Supervision

PhDCACREP: not listedFunding not verified
Location: Palo Alto, CASchool 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; internship required in person
Duration: three years (9 quarters, excluding summers) · 91.5 credits
Tuition: $9,178 per term · All students — Cost of attendance, PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, Tuition & Fees per quarter · year not stated
Next deadline: December 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
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Accreditation

  • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since June 30, 1986 · next review 06/26/2026

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

The university states: “Accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)” Source: paloaltou.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

  • Online-only programs cannot currently admit students located in AL, AK, AR, DE, DC, GA, IA, IN, KS, MD, MN, MS, MT, NM, NJ, NY, ND, NC, OK, OR, PR, RI, WI, WY
    Source: paloaltou.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…).
  • Bachelor of Science in PsychologyGeneric psychology degree.Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Master of Science in PsychologyGeneric psychology degree.Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Master of Social WorkSocial work.Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • PhD in Clinical Psychology / PAU-Stanford PsyD ConsortiumClinical psychology, not counseling.Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
Palo Alto University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
1791 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1337
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Counseling degrees awarded, all specialties (IPEDS counseling CIP codes incl. counseling psychology, first major)
96 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. 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 — WSCUC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  4. paloaltou.edu/about/accreditation — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. paloaltou.edu/about/licensure — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. paloaltou.edu/academic-programs/ma-counseling — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. paloaltou.edu/financial-aid/tuition-and-costs/estimated-cost-attendance — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
  8. paloaltou.edu/state-authorizations — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026

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