Master's Degree in School Counseling from Cambridge College

A Meaningful Career Starts Here

As a School Counselor, you can make a difference in the lives of children from PreK to 12^th grade. You can become a trusted consultant and resource for students, parents, and staff.

With the Cambridge College School Counseling master’s degree, you’ll learn to assess students’ needs, guide them in social and emotional development, broker appropriate educational and community resources, and help them with their career readiness. You’ll also gain an understanding of how to become an effective facilitator of educational reform.

Be Fully Prepared for Today’s Issues

Dig into the latest research in School Counseling and acquire the critical skills and knowledge needed in this important field with courses such as:

Group Work with Children and Adolescents
Counseling and Consulting Techniques Laboratory
Psychopathology
Personality & Counseling Theory
Counseling Adults Transitioning to Adulthood
Perspectives in Cross-Cultural Counseling

You'll be able to choose 6 electives. Suggestions include:

Trauma Intervention in Schools
Family Treatment of Substance Abuse
Neurobiology: Basics & Beyond
Counseling Techniques with Multi-Problem Families in Changing Communities

This program prepares you to meet the Pre-Master’s Degree education and experience requirements for the Initial School Counseling License (SC) application in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Expanding Career Opportunities

School counselors and school counseling programs have a positive impact on K-12 student outcomes. However, there is a growing need for qualified school counselors. The U.S. job growth for school and career counselor and advisors is projected to increase 5% from 2022-2032, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.¹

Further, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, school counselors nationwide earn an average of $60,140 per year.² Massachusetts is also one of the top five paying states for educational, guidance and career counselors and advisors, with individuals earning an average of $76,860 annually.²

Most graduates go on to careers as licensed school guidance counselors in public schools. Other career options you might pursue with a Master’s Degree in School Counseling include:

Working with community health organizations
Going into private practice
Pursuing a doctoral degree in counseling or a related mental health field

¹ Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 21-1012 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211012.htm#st (visited December 29, 2023).

² Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, School and Career Counselors and Advisors, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-service/school-and-career-counselors.htm (visited December 28, 2023).

Mental Health & School Counseling

Our Mental Health and School Counseling master’s degree trains professional counselors to work within the school culture and in clinical settings. In this program, you’ll learn how to guide and serve the mental health needs of PreK-12 students and their families. The program emphasizes the school counselor’s role in reducing barriers in the multicultural 21st century.

You’ll be equipped to succeed as a group worker skilled in developmental guidance, a broker of educational and community resources, an interpreter of assessment tools, and a consultant to students, parents, and staff. You’ll gain the ability to assess, diagnose and treat learning and behavior disorders and mental illnesses, and you'll acquire the principles of psychotherapeutic techniques for work with individuals, couples, families and groups.

Upon program completion, you’ll be prepared to meet the licensing standards of the Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professionals, and of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

School Adjustment & Mental Health Counseling

This master's degree program trains mental health professionals to work within the school culture and in clinical settings, serving the mental health needs of PreK-12 students and their families. The use of evidence-based counseling strategies when working with children and adolescents in school settings is emphasized.

You’ll be prepared to meet the licensing standards of the Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professionals and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

You’ll develop working knowledge of treatments; state-of-the-art diagnostic instruments, procedures for testing, and interpreting results; medical conditions and medication related to physical disabilities and learning disorders.

You’ll learn to work with families, schools and community personnel. Additionally, you’ll learn and apply prevention and treatment strategies for substance abuse, physical and sexual abuse, and violence in preK-12 students.

The Cambridge College Experience

Excellence in Adult Learning

As the leader in adult learning, 100% of our programs are designed for busy adults. We provide the flexibility and support working professionals need, such as night, weekend, and online classes.

Affordable Tuition

Cambridge College is an accredited nonprofit college with a mission to provide academically excellent, cost-effective higher education for adult learners. It’s why we keep our tuition affordable and offer a multitude of scholarships, transfer credits, and financial aid.

Faculty: Experts who Care

CC faculty are accomplished practitioners with distinguished careers who bring a wealth of industry knowledge into the classroom. They genuinely care about students’ lives and outcomes, and small class sizes allow for close student-faculty connections.

A Legacy of DEI

Since its inception over 50 years ago, the College has been committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion – in faculty, staff, leadership, and curriculum. By design, you’ll learn alongside students from 50+ countries who range in culture, age, experience, and perspectives.

Career Advancement Outcomes

Cambridge College offers career-building workshops, job fairs, seminars, online tools, a job-matching portal, and one-on-one sessions to help students and alumni grow professionally. In fact, over 94% of alumni reported that CC prepared them for their careers.