Counseling Degree

With a counseling degree you would assist your clients with personal, family, educational, mental health, and career related issues.

Human Services | Counseling | Psychology | Public Administration | Theology | Social Work

Some areas of practice as helping people overcome addictions and substance abuse, marriage and domestic issues. To be successful, having good interpersonal and communication skills is important. You would also need to have an advanced degree (master's or PhD) and experience.

To learn more about campus and online programs in counseling and related areas, request information from any of these accredited colleges and universities. Programs are offered at different levels including bachelors, masters, and doctorate (PhD):

Walden University

Liberty University

Capella University

Education and Training

Counselors generally have a first degree in areas such as psychology, sociology, or education and then have coursework in counseling. They are also required to have at least 600 hours of supervised clinical counseling experience. Learn more about a Master of Science (M.S.) in Human Services - Marital, Couple, and Family Counseling/Therapy - CACREP Accredited. Some areas you can work in are:

• Family and Marriage Counselor
• Executive Coaching
• Career Counselor
• School Counseling

Most counseling position requires a degree in counseling, a license, and a master’s degree. In addition, all states require counselors to have a state school counseling certification and experience to work in schools. With a bachelors degree you can work as an aide. For non-school counseling jobs most states require two years of 3,000 hours of supervised clinical experience beyond a master’s degree, passing an exam and completing annual continuing education requirements.

Expected Salary and Career Projection

In addition, state and local governments are employing a growing number of counselors to assist beneficiaries of welfare programs who exhaust their eligibility and must find jobs.

The median hourly wave is $22.85 per hour, and the median salary is $47,530. The top 10% earn about $76,000 a year. Jobs in this area will have openings as those in the current positions retire in the next ten years.

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