Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PAPublic MSCHEOfficial website

Penn State's Counselor Education program in the College of Education offers an M.Ed. in Counselor Education with clinical mental health and rehabilitation counseling and school counseling emphases, and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education. Both degrees are offered only in residence at the University Park campus.

Counseling programs at Pennsylvania State University

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

Master's Degrees in Counseling

Pennsylvania State University

Counselor Education M.Ed. - Clinical Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling in Schools and Communities emphasis

Awarded degree: Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Counselor Education

Clinical Mental Health Counseling · Rehabilitation Counseling

Master'sMEd CACREP

University Park, PA

On campusFull-time

On-campus classes; practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)Placement support stated

two years of full-time graduate study, or its equivalent (full-time) · 60 credits

$1,104 per credit · Resident (in-state) — University Park, Graduate, All Other Programs, Pennsylvania residents, part-time per credit · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $121,680 (60 credits × $2,028 per credit; fees excluded)

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Pennsylvania State University

Counselor Education M.Ed. - School Counseling Emphasis

Awarded degree: Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Counselor Education

School Counseling

Master'sMEd CACREP

University Park, PA

On campusFull-time

On-campus classes; practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)

two years of full-time graduate study, or its equivalent (full-time) · 61 credits

$1,104 per credit · Resident (in-state) — University Park, Graduate, All Other Programs, Pennsylvania residents, part-time per credit · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $123,708 (61 credits × $2,028 per credit; fees excluded)

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Doctoral Programs in Counseling

Pennsylvania State University

Counselor Education Ph.D. Program

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Counselor Education

Counselor Education and Supervision

PhD CACREPFunding not verified

University Park, PA

On campusStudy intensity not published

On-campus classes; internship required

minimum of four academic years of graduate level preparation (including master's-level preparation) · 96 credits

$1,104 per credit · Resident (in-state) — University Park, Graduate, All Other Programs, Pennsylvania residents, part-time per credit · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $194,688 (96 credits × $2,028 per credit; fees excluded)

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Accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1921 · next review 01/01/2032
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.

Counselor Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special EducationSource: ed.psu.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…).

Counselor Education M.Ed. - Career Counseling emphasis (Master of Education (M.Ed.))Emphasis not currently accepting applicants.Source: ed.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Dual-Title M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Comparative and International EducationDual-title option layered on the Counselor Education degrees; the degrees are recorded on their own.Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School counselor certification for applicants who already hold a master's degreeCertification-only route, not a degree.Source: ed.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name: Pennsylvania State University
Control: Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location: 201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802-1503
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Counseling degrees awarded, all specialties (IPEDS counseling CIP codes incl. counseling psychology, first major): 22 master's, 5 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.

bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/counselor-education/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
ed.psu.edu/academics/departments/department-educational-psychology-counseling-and-special-education/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
ed.psu.edu/academics/departments/department-educational-psychology-counseling-and-special-education/ — Official program page, 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
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026

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