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Walden University

Minneapolis, MNPrivate for-profit HLCOfficial website

Walden University's School of Counseling offers online CACREP-accredited MS degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling and a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, with synchronous labs or intensives (virtual or face-to-face options) and field experience at approved local sites.

Counseling programs at Walden University

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

Master's Degrees in Counseling

Walden University

MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling – Addiction Counseling specialization

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling · Addiction Counseling

Master'sMS CACREP
Location: Minneapolis, MNSchool 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 attendance not verified · Part-time
Practical training: Online coursework with campus intensive; practicum and internship required in person100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)Placement support stated
Duration: Length not published · 100 credits
Tuition: $550 per credit · All students — Tuition per quarter hour · year not statedEst. total tuition $55,000 (100 credits × $550 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Walden University

MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (General Program)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMS CACREP Fully online coursework
Location: Minneapolis, MNSchool location, not where online students live or train
Delivery: Fully online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.No campus visits (stated) · Part-time
Practical training: Fully online coursework; local practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)Placement support stated
Duration: as few as 33 months (General Program, minimum time to completion) · 90 credits
Tuition: $550 per credit · All students — Tuition per quarter hour · year not statedEst. total tuition $49,500 (90 credits × $550 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Walden University

MS in School Counseling

Awarded degree: Master of Science in School Counseling

School Counseling

Master'sMS CACREP Fully online coursework
Location: Minneapolis, MNSchool location, not where online students live or train
Delivery: Fully online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.No campus visits (stated) · Study intensity not published
Practical training: Fully online coursework; local practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)
Duration: up to 33 months; Accelerated track 27 months (three courses per quarter) (General track; accelerated track with three courses per quarter) · 90 credits
Tuition: $550 per credit · All students — Tuition per quarter hour · year not statedEst. total tuition $49,500 (90 credits × $550 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Doctoral Programs in Counseling

Walden University

PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision

Counselor Education and Supervision

PhD CACREP Fully online courseworkFunding not verified
Location: Minneapolis, MNSchool location, not where online students live or train
Delivery: Fully online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.No campus visits (stated) · Study intensity not published
Practical training: Fully online coursework; local internship required
Duration: 2.5-year minimum completion requirement; 8-year maximum (minimum per Walden academic policy) · 90 credits
Tuition: $640 per credit · All students — Coursework tuition per quarter hour · year not statedEst. total tuition $57,600 (90 credits × $640 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1990 · next review 08/31/2033

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

The university states: “Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission” Source: waldenu.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

  • State-by-state authorization disclosures; relocation may affect enrollment and licensure
    Source: waldenu.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, Couple, and Family CounselingCatalog lists only a redirect; offered as a specialization within the MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and MS in School Counseling.Source: academics.waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • MS Dual Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School CounselingDual degree; both degrees are recorded on their own.Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • BS in Human Services / BS in PsychologyGeneric human services/psychology bachelor's degrees.Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
Walden University
Control
Private for-profit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 1210, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Counseling degrees awarded, all specialties (IPEDS counseling CIP codes incl. counseling psychology, first major)
1074 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. academics.waldenu.edu/catalog/social-behavioral-health/master-science/clinical-mental-health-counsel — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  2. academics.waldenu.edu/catalog/social-behavioral-health/master-science/marriage-couple-family-counsel — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  3. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  4. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), counseling CIP codes — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  5. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  6. waldenu.edu/about/accreditation/state-authorization-and-program-licensure — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. waldenu.edu/online-masters-programs/ms-in-clinical-mental-health-counseling — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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Walden University Counseling Degrees (Master's, Doctoral)