Advance your career of helping others by becoming a licensed mental health counselor.
Master of Science in Counseling Psychology
Northeastern’s Master of Science in Counseling Psychology students are trained to look at humans in the framework of social and economic systems, developing licensed mental health counselors with the latest training in contemporary professional practice. Research and clinical practice empower our students to understand urban, preventive, and community-based interventions so that they can effectively work with people of all backgrounds.
This program advances graduates with coursework that empowers students to choose a specific concentration. Take advantage of interdisciplinary training and perspectives in:
- Child and Adolescent Counseling
- Early Intervention
- No Concentration
- Research in Counseling Psychology
This degree can also prepare students for careers in other areas of counseling, such as:
- Rehabilitation counseling
- Outpatient therapy
- Family therapy
*Our program complies with all of the most updated licensing regulations for mental health counselors in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Experiential Learning
Boston is one of the world’s foremost centers for health treatment and research, and we have excellent relationships with numerous hospitals, clinics, health centers, shelters, and community service agencies.
Your adviser will work with you to find an appropriate placement in a:
Federal Prison, Court Clinic, Victim’s Assistance Program, Battered Women’s Shelter, Rape Crisis Center, Community Service Agency, Mental Health Center, Health Promotion Program, Mind-Body Clinic, Complementary Medicine Clinic, or another setting that matches your interests.
About Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.