Overview

Everybody has problems, and no one can face their problems alone—they need help, and you could be that support. With the proper training, you can give people the guidance they need as a professional counselor at a mental health center, public school, hospital, or rehab facility.

We can teach you how to interact with a diverse clientele and give you an understanding of different ethical decisions you may have to make. How? Well, first and foremost, we stick to our mission. We've created an academically rigorous, student-centered, and supportive environment here at UAB, and we're proud of it. But that's just the beginning. We believe hands-on experience is essential, and that's why we want you to get supervised field experience and counseling internships that are critical for your success. When you graduate, you can pursue a career as a school, mental health, or family counselor.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Counseling program also offers two graduate counseling certificates in Marriage, Couples, and Family Counseling and in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Current counseling graduate students concentrating in clinical mental health or school counseling, as well as practitioners with a master’s degree in clinical mental health or school counseling, may pursue a Marriage, Couples, and Family certificate. Current counseling graduate students concentrating in school counseling or marriage, couples, and family counseling as well as practitioners with a master’s degree in school counseling or marriage, couples, and family counseling may pursue a Clinical Mental Health certificate. These certificates will enhance the versatility of counselors and expand the range of knowledge and services they are able to offer their clients.

Fast Facts:

Some students complete their internship at the School of Education's Community Counseling Clinic, which recently saw its 1,000th patient.
Jobs for mental health counselors will grow 23 percent in 10 years—faster than average (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Programme Structure

Courses:

Research & Prgm Eval in Coun
Professional Orientation
Theories of Individual Counseling
Assessment
Substance Abuse
Advanced Counseling Techniques

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

57 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United States

Disciplines

School Counselling Counselling Psychology View 512 other Masters in School Counselling in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

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Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Each applicant seeking admission to a Counseling program concentration must include with the other required materials, a typewritten statement of professional purpose that reflects the applicant’s background, development, pertinent work-related experience, professional career objectives and specified ways that completion of this program will contribute to his/her goal for becoming a professional counselor. Applicants to the school counseling concentration who do not already hold a teaching certificate in the state of Alabama must complete fingerprinting and a background check as part of their application.

GPA: (2.75 or better)
Standardized Test Scores: GRE-V (146 or better) and GRE-Q (147 or better)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

36993 USD / year

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Out-of-State

34513 USD / year

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In-State

14079 USD / year

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Living costs

Birmingham

United States

1019 - 1648 USD / month

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