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Flexible
Coming Spring 2025 to Laredo
CACREP Accredited
The M. Ed in Counseling program will be available at the Education & Research Center in Laredo.
Graduate with the credentials needed to apply for licensure as an LPC in Texas.
With online courses and night classes, this program offers flexibility.
"It was very good with my work and time management. Completing my degree online while maintaining a work/life balance really worked out for me."
Melissa Ipina
Online Master's Graduate
We believe in opportunity.
The Master of Education in Counseling program from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley prepares highly competent professionals who can respond to the lifespan mental health needs of a community. This program allows graduates to receive instruction in the professional content areas and complete practicum hours that enable them to apply for state licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and national certification through the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC).
Thrive in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Human Growth and Development for Counseling Professionals: Advanced study in the application of life span developmental theories to human behavior, learning, and personality.
Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues in Counseling: This course focuses on the ethics codes of professional organizations (APA & ACA) with a major emphasis on professional standards, ethical principles and more.
Child and Adolescent Counseling: This course is an introduction to counseling theories and techniques applied to children and adolescents. Appropriate developmental and cultural issues will be presented.
Clinical Mental Health Counseling: This course helps students gain knowledge and understanding of community counseling issues including historical foundations, the role and function of the community counselor, and more.
UTRGV makes sure students in the program are committed to advocacy and leadership in the communities they serve. The M.Ed in Counseling with a specialization in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is an excellent choice for people who are passionate about advancing their careers in the mental health field and need a program that will help them become competitive in their respective field. Some of the topics covered include:
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Coming Spring 2025 to Laredo
Flexible
CACREP Accredited
With online courses and night classes, this program offers flexibility.
Graduate with the credentials needed to apply for licensure as an LPC in Texas.
The M. Ed in Counseling program will be available at the Education & Research Center in Laredo.
Master of Education in Counseling
We Bring Offline Expertise into Online Delivery
Thrive in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Specialization in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
"It was very good with my work and time management. Completing my degree online while maintaining a work/life balance really worked out for me. "
Christopher Niemann
Tech Lead, Training Development and Services Johnson Space Center
"The Educational Technology degree gave me some of the grounding, tools, and techniques to help me develop our space flight operations training and a worldview on how to approach education in the modern era."
Melissa Ipina
Online Master's Graduate
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Washington Monthly 2019
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U.S. News & World Report 2019
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CACREP-Accredited
The Master of Education in Counseling program from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley prepares highly competent professionals who can respond to the lifespan mental health needs of a community. This program allows graduates to receive instruction in the professional content areas and complete practicum hours that enable them to apply for state licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and national certification through the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC).
Least student debt in the nation for public institutions
U.S. News & World Report 2020
Human Growth and Development for Counseling Professionals: Advanced study in the application of life span developmental theories to human behavior, learning, and personality.
Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues in Counseling: This course focuses on the ethics codes of professional organizations (APA & ACA) with a major emphasis on professional standards, ethical principles and more.
Child and Adolescent Counseling: This course is an introduction to counseling theories and techniques applied to children and adolescents. Appropriate developmental and cultural issues will be presented.
Clinical Mental Health Counseling: This course helps students gain knowledge and understanding of community counseling issues including historical foundations, the role and function of the community counselor, and more.
"The Educational Technology degree gave me some of the grounding, tools, and techniques to help me develop our space flight operations training and a worldview on how to approach education in the modern era."
Christopher Niemann
Tech Lead, Training Development and Services Johnson Space Center
The course focuses on the study of research processes using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches to formulate problem statements, research questions and hypotheses, and appropriate research designs.
This course is designed to examine basic organizational theories and models of leadership and management. It emphasizes shared leadership in professional organizations, communication skills, systems thinking, and organizational change. Practical applications in higher educational settings will be made.
This course focuses on current issues facing Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). Students will demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical basis for higher education's current issues. They will conduct research related to current problems and practices impacting college students in HSIs. Some areas of study may be student development, diversity and access, demographic trends, multiculturalism, leadership and governance, and community colleges.
This course is designed to prepare students to meet ethical challenges in modern educational institutions, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. This course will address moral issues at every organizational level--personal, interpersonal, group, and system-wide. This course covers a variety of topics such as identifying personal mission and values; developing character; faith in the workplace; ethical perspectives; moral reasoning and decision-making formats; ethical organizational communication and influence; ethical group behavior and leadership; creating an ethical organizational climate; and global corporate social responsibility.
This course is designed to prepare students to meet ethical challenges in modern educational institutions, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. This course will address moral issues at every organizational level--personal, interpersonal, group, and system-wide. This course covers a variety of topics such as identifying personal mission and values; developing character; faith in the workplace; ethical perspectives; moral reasoning and decision-making formats; ethical organizational communication and influence; ethical group behavior and leadership; creating an ethical organizational climate; and global corporate social responsibility.
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the field of student affairs and its role within the context of higher education. Content covered in this course will help introduce students to the nature of student affairs as a field of study and a profession, major functional areas within student affairs, and help students become familiar with the professional competencies required for good student affairs practice. This course will examine organizational structures, leadership, and management processes associated with college and university student affairs administration.
This course is designed for students to develop an understanding of the educational and public policy issues that promote and/or hinder access to higher education with a particular focus on Hispanic Serving Institutions. This course will attempt to develop a complex, comprehensive understanding of access and equity in higher education.
This course is designed to help leaders align talent development strategy with universities' missions, focusing on coaching practices, developing and managing talent, and developing talent systems at the system, department, and individual levels. This course will have an institutionally guided project sponsored by the students' sponsoring higher education institutions.
This course will introduce students to important concepts, theories, and fiscal practices of higher education budget and finance. This course will review the primary political, economic, and social issues influencing higher education finance, examine revenue streams and expenditure patterns, survey tuition and financial aid policies, help students develop the ability to examine and analyze financial information and assess the budget as an instrument of strategic planning, resource allocation, and control.
This course is designed to provide exploratory experiences for students in different functional areas of higher education, such as student affairs, business affairs, academic affairs, or institutional development. This supervised field experience will provide exposure to different functional areas and will allow the student to gain perspective on the breadth and depth of the division.
"The assistance provided by the professors was really great. Through everything, there was that helping hand, that push, that motivation that keeps your spirit alive to finish the program."
Richard Lopez, UTRGV Alumni
Why UTRGV?
Ranked #1 in Texas for Best Value by Wall Street Journal in 2024.
Ranked #1 University in Texas by Washington Monthly in 2023 & 2024.
Ranked #1 in Texas for social mobility by U.S. News and World Report in 2023
CACREP-Accredited
We believe in opportunity.
Start on the path to a better career today.
Where can a career in Clinical Mental Health Counseling take me?
Mental Health Technician
Clinical Director
Clinical Psychologist*
Counseling Administrator
Family Therapist
Researcher
Clinical Counselor
Mental Health Counselor
Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduates at UTRGV may pursue careers in the following areas. This degree opens up many exciting opportunities in mental health counseling for you; these are just a few examples.
$103,503
Salary Potential*
UTRGV makes sure students in the program are committed to advocacy and leadership in the communities they serve. The M.Ed in Counseling with a specialization in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is an excellent choice for people who are passionate about advancing their careers in the mental health field and need a program that will help them become competitive in their respective field. Some of the topics covered include:
UTRGV is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs, which signifies that our program meets the standards needed for a counseling profession.
Additionally, being in our accredited program will give you a high-quality education to use in the real world.
Some benefits of enrolling in our accredited program are:
- Being Professionally Prepared
- Gaining Real-World Experience
- Direct Path to Licensure
Since our program is accredited, it'll allow you to receive the credentials and hours needed for licensure in Texas.
UTRGV is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs, which signifies that our program meets the standards needed for a counseling profession.
Additionally, being in our accredited program will give you a high-quality education to use in the real world.
Some benefits of enrolling in our accredited program are:
- Being Professionally Prepared
- Gaining Real-World Experience
- Direct Path to Licensure
Since our program is accredited, it'll allow you to receive the credentials and hours needed for licensure in Texas.
