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MA in Counseling Degree at Palo Alto University

What can you do with a masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling?

Specific career tracks for licensed clinical counselors include:
Mental Health Counseling
Private Practice
Addiction Counseling
School-Based Counseling
Career and Guidance Counseling
Community-Based Agency Practice and Management
Rehabilitation Counseling
Non-Licensed Career Options

While most graduates of this program pursue licensure, students who defer seeking licensure may seek positions in education, research, publishing, administration, advocacy, business, and other fields, or pursue further educational opportunities at the doctoral level.
Program Mission

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) Masters of Arts (MA) program strives to benefit the local and global community by promoting mental health, wellness, social justice, education, and vocational wellbeing that meet the emerging needs of the ever-changing human condition.

You can earn your degree from a fully accredited university in just two years! Online or hybrid formats available.


ABOUT Palo Alto University

Palo Alto University offers undergraduate and graduate programs with online, hybrid and residential options. An engaged faculty, who make significant contributions to their fields and thrive as teachers and mentors, prepare practitioners, researchers and leaders through rigorous educational programs, research and extensive hands-on clinical practice opportunities. When you put all of this together, PAU creates a legacy of confident, competent, and compassionate professionals who are at the forefront of psychology and counseling and make a difference every day in the lives of others.