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William & Mary

Williamsburg, VAPublic SACSCOCOfficial website

William & Mary's School of Education offers counseling degrees through its School Psychology & Counselor Education department: on-campus M.Ed. concentrations in clinical mental health counseling (including a relationship, marriage and family specialization) and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education, plus an online M.Ed. in Counseling with clinical mental health, military and veterans, and school counseling paths that include two on-campus residencies.

Counseling programs at William & Mary

6 eligible programs verified (5 master's, 1 doctoral); 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

William & Mary

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

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

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMEd CACREP
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Full-time
Practical training: On-campus classes; practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)
Duration: Two years full-time (full-time) · 60 credits
Tuition: $606 per credit · Resident (in-state) — In-State Resident, per credit hour (part-time students and summer) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $97,860 (60 credits × $1,631 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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William & Mary

M.Ed. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling – Relationship, Marriage & Family

Awarded degree: Master’s of Education (M.Ed.)

Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling · Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMEdCACREP: not listed
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Full-time
Practical training: On-campus classes; practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)
Duration: Two years full-time (full-time) · 60 credits
Tuition: $606 per credit · Resident (in-state) — In-State Resident, per credit hour (part-time students and summer) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $97,860 (60 credits × $1,631 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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William & Mary

Military and Veterans Counseling (MVC) specialization, Online M.Ed. in Counseling (Clinical Mental Health Counseling concentration)

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

Clinical Mental Health Counseling · Military and Veterans Counseling

Master'sMEd CACREP
Location: Williamsburg, VASchool 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 · Part-time
Practical training: Online coursework with campus residency; practicum and internship required in person100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)Placement support stated
Duration: as few as three years (60 credit hours) · 60 credits
Tuition: $825 per credit · All students — Online M.Ed. in Counseling · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $49,500 (60 credits × $825 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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William & Mary

Online Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Counseling with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

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

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMEd CACREP
Location: Williamsburg, VASchool 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 · Part-time
Practical training: Online coursework with campus residency; practicum and internship required in person100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)Placement support stated
Duration: as few as three years (60 credit hours) · 60 credits
Tuition: $825 per credit · All students — Online M.Ed. in Counseling · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $49,500 (60 credits × $825 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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William & Mary

Online Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Counseling with a concentration in School Counseling

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

School Counseling

Master'sMEd CACREP
Location: Williamsburg, VASchool 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 · Part-time
Practical training: Online coursework with campus residency; practicum and internship required in person100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)Placement support stated
Duration: as few as three years · 60 credits
Tuition: $825 per credit · All students — Online M.Ed. in Counseling · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $49,500 (60 credits × $825 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Doctoral Programs in Counseling

William & Mary

Ph.D. in Counselor Education

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Counselor Education and Supervision

PhD CACREPFunding not verified
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Full-time
Practical training: On-campus classes; practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)
Duration: Three years, full-time (full-time) · 69 credits
Tuition: $606 per credit · Resident (in-state) — In-State Resident, per credit hour (part-time students and summer) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $112,539 (69 credits × $1,631 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1921 · next review 12/01/2026

    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.

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

  • William & Mary has been approved to participate in NC-SARA.
    Source: wm.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…).
  • School Counseling (on-campus M.Ed.) (Master of Education (M.Ed.))On hiatus: not accepting applications for the 2026–2027 admission cycle.Source: education.wm.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Clinical Mental Health – Military & Veterans Counseling (on-campus M.Ed.) (Master of Education (M.Ed.))On hiatus: not accepting applications for the 2026–2027 admission cycle.Source: education.wm.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • M.Ed./Ed.S. in School PsychologySchool psychology (combined master's/EdS), outside counseling scope.Source: education.wm.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
William & Mary
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
200 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Counseling degrees awarded, all specialties (IPEDS counseling CIP codes incl. counseling psychology, first major)
127 master's, 3 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.
  1. education.wm.edu/academics/school-psychology-and-counseling/degrees/clinical-mental-health-counselin — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  2. education.wm.edu/academics/school-psychology-and-counseling/degrees/clinical-mental-health-counselin — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. education.wm.edu/academics/school-psychology-and-counseling/degrees/index.php — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. education.wm.edu/academics/school-psychology-and-counseling/degrees/school-counseling-master/index.p — Official program 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 — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  8. wm.edu/offices/iae/state-authorization/index.php — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026

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