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Clinical Mental Health Counseling Programs

Clinical mental health counseling (CMHC) programs prepare counselors to work with individuals, couples, families and groups in community agencies, private practice, hospitals and treatment settings. They are the usual route toward professional counselor licensure (LPC, LMHC, LPCC, LCPC or a similar state title), which also requires post-degree supervised experience and an examination.

Rule: Included when the program's own official title or description names clinical mental health counseling as its specialty. Other specialties offered by the same school are not counted. This page updates from the directory's verified facts.

Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking. What we list

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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Winthrop University

M.Ed. in Counseling and Development, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentration

Awarded degree: Master of Education in Counseling - Clinical Mental Health

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMEd CACREP
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Study intensity not published
Practical training: On-campus classes; practicum and internship required175 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)
Duration: 3 years (7 semesters) · 60 credits
Tuition: $521 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Campus-Based 12+ Credit Hours, In-State Graduate (tuition + technology + activity fee) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $60,240 (60 credits × $1,004 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Winthrop University

Online M.Ed. in Counseling and Development in Clinical Mental Health

Awarded degree: Master of Education in Counseling - Clinical Mental Health

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMEd CACREP Fully online coursework
Location: Rock Hill, SCSchool 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) · Full-time
Practical training: Fully online coursework; local practicum and internship required175 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)Placement support stated
Duration: 3 years (7 semesters) (full-time) · 60 credits
Tuition: $699 per credit · Online students · year not stated
Next deadline: December 15, 2026 · Summer 2027
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Wright State University

Master of Science in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Concentration

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMS CACREP
Location: Dayton, OH
Delivery: HybridA substantial part of the coursework meets in person and part is online.Full-time or part-time
Practical training: Hybrid classes; practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours (as published)
Duration: 2.5- 3.5 years for full time students (full-time) · 60 credits
Tuition: $700 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Graduate Tuition (1–10.5 hours), Ohio Resident · year not statedEst. total tuition $71,280 (60 credits × $1,188 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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