Utah Valley University

Utah Valley University offers an in-person M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling through its Department of Psychology and Counseling and an M.Ed. in School Counseling through its School of Education, with in-person and online cohorts.

Counseling programs at Utah Valley University

3 eligible programs verified (3 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

Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.S.

Awarded degree: Master of Science

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMS CACREP

Orem, UT

On campusFull-time or part-time

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

five semesters when enrolled full-time (full-time with satisfactory progress) · 60 credits

$434 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Resident, per credit hour (MSW/MFT/School Counseling/CMHC table) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $67,800 (60 credits × $1,130 per credit; fees excluded)

December 9, 2026 · 2027 cohort (Summer/Fall 2027)

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Utah Valley University

Master of Education in School Counseling, M.Ed. (In-Person cohort)

Awarded degree: Master of Education in School Counseling

School Counseling

Master'sMEdCACREP: not listed

Orem, UT

On campusStudy intensity not published

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

2-year curriculum, spanning across 6 semesters, including summers · 48 credits

$467.46 per credit · All students — Cost of attendance per credit hour as printed on program page · year not stated

No upcoming verified deadline

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Utah Valley University

Master of Education in School Counseling, M.Ed. (Online cohort)

Awarded degree: Master of Education in School Counseling

School Counseling

Master'sMEdCACREP: not listed

Orem, UTSchool location, not where online students live or train

Online courseworkCampus residencies required · Study intensity not published

Online coursework with campus intensive; practicum and internship required in person100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)

2-year curriculum, spanning across 6 semesters, including summers · 48 credits

$467.46 per credit · All students — Cost of attendance per credit hour as printed on program page · year not statedEst. total tuition $22,438.08 (48 credits × $467.46 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

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Accreditation

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1969 · next review 10/01/2024
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.

Department of Psychology and CounselingSource: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School of EducationSource: catalog.uvu.edu · 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

UVU has adopted an attestation process that allows prospective students to enroll as long as they attest that they intend to seek employment in a state where the program meets educational requirements.
Source: uvu.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…).

Master of Marriage and Family TherapyStandalone MFT, outside core directory.Source: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name: Utah Valley University
Control: Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location: 800 W University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058-5999
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 (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.

catalog.uvu.edu/education/education-graduate-programs/school-counseling-med/ — 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
DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
uvu.edu/accreditation-academic-assessment/accreditation/compliance/professionallicensure.html — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
uvu.edu/besc/mft/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
uvu.edu/cmhc/program-information.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
uvu.edu/cmhc/prospective-students.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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