The mental health counseling master's program at Wayne State College is among the lowest priced in the nation.
Mental Health Counseling Master's Program
Counselors help people make decisions and take action in their lives. The clinical mental health counseling master's degree program will prepare you to earn your license to provide counseling services in public or private counseling agencies or in a private practice. You'll learn to collaborate with others for the benefit of self, school, community, and the profession through counseling, social justice, and advocacy.
Scholarships Available Through HRSA Grant
Through our $1.1 million HRSA behavioral health workforce grant, funding is available for clinical mental health graduate students until July 2025. Students must be in their final clinical mental health counseling internship by June 2025 to qualify. Contact Dr. Alison Boughn at [email protected] for more details.
BHECN Partnership
Supplemental student training, field experience, and funding opportunities are available through our partnership with the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN). Learn more.
Counseling Licensure
The clinical mental health counseling program at Wayne State College is designed to prepare students for licensure or certification in Nebraska. Getting licensed often requires several hours of coursework and internships. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Nebraska, please check that state's licensing board to determine their licensing requirements. Authorization may be required from them prior to beginning a clinical or field experience in that state.
Learn more about state authorization
Fast Facts
Degrees offered: MSE (Master of Science in Education - Counselor Education/Clinical Mental Health Counseling)
Credit hours required: 60
Cost per credit (2024-25 Tuition):
On-campus courses: $245 - $490/credit hour*
Online courses: $400/credit hour
*Costs for on-campus course are based on student residency
Delivery Method: Course content is delivered in person, synchronous online, and/or asynchronous online. You will take your courses through the low-residency model. This means that associated residency courses meet two weekends per fall and spring semester alongside synchronous online and asynchronous online learning methods. These in-person intensive weekends typically have a schedule of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays with an 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. session Sundays. Location of the residency is the WSC campus in Wayne, Neb.
School: Education and Behavioral Sciences
Department: Counseling
Accreditation: The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
Questions? Contact:
School of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Benthack Hall, Room 111
Phone: 402-375-7389
Recognized for Excellence
Wayne State's master's in counseling programs are nationally ranked and recognized for incredible value, successful graduates, and innovative learning.
No. 1 in Nebraska;
No. 5 in the Midwest
Top Affordable Master's Degree in Counseling in Nebraska, 2020-21
Best Counseling Degrees
Top Affordable Master's Degree in Counseling in Nebraska, 2020-21
No. 1 in Nebraska;
No. 5 in the Midwest
Best Counseling Degrees
Best Counseling Degrees ranked Wayne State College at No. 5 in the Midwest for most affordable master’s degree in counseling. More than 100 graduate schools from the following states were considered: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Programs had to meet rigorous criteria to become accredited and were also ranked based on average tuition.
No. 1 in Nebraska; No. 3 in the Plains States Region
Best Value Master's Degree for Counseling, 2022
College Factual
Best Value Master's Degree for Counseling, 2022
No. 1 in Nebraska; No. 3 in the Plains States Region
College Factual
Wayne State College has been ranked at No.1 in Nebraska and No. 3 in the Plains States region for having the Best Value Master's Degree in Counseling. For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at accredited colleges and universities in the United States to determine which ones were the best for counselor education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent counselor education/school counseling and guidance services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality. To come up with these rankings, College Factual looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded, and the overall quality of the counseling degree programs at the school.
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