Advance your career of helping others by becoming a licensed mental health counselor.

Everything You Need to Know About Working in the Field of Counseling Psychology

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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Expected job growth for mental health counselors through 2030 – Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021
Median Pay $89,000 per year – Recruiter.com, 2021
Salaries have increased by an average of 57.64% nationwide since 2004 – Recruiter.com, 2021
"Professors consistently took deep dives into their areas of expertise and made sure to tie it back to real-world examples. That allowed me to bring new ideas to the workplace that were directly applicable to the problems we were facing." — Rick Keilty, Alumnus

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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 14 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and 3,000 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.




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