Clinical Mental Health Counseling MA (On Campus) Student Outcomes and Other Data
Retention Rate
Students in the Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (On Campus) program are retained at high rates. The one-year retention rate for those entering the program in Fall 2024 was 92% (49/53).
Methodology: Retention rate is calculated as the number of students who enrolled in a Fall term of one academic year and returned in the subsequent Fall term. Retention rate = (# retained in Fall 2025)/(# started in Fall 2024). When the program length is one year or less, the retained count includes those who were retained one-semester later (e.g., Spring 2025/Fall 2024) or graduated within one-year of starting the program (e.g., # Graduated between 9/1/24 and 8/31/25 divided by # starting in Fall 2024). This retention metrics tracks students who return to the same program version level (program and modality).
Graduation Rate and Time to Degree
The MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (On Campus) program length is 2 years. The 150% graduation rate for the most recent cohort (24-25) was 81% (39/48). The average time to degree for this cohort was 24 months.
Methodology: Those starting in 2018-2019 through 2022-2023 were the most recent five graduating cohorts who would complete their degree within 150% of the time. Time to degree in months is calculated by subtracting the student's start date from the date the degree was completed or conferred, and reported in average months. The 150% Graduation rate is calculated for full-time and part-time students combined. It is determined by dividing the number of students who enrolled in Fall and Spring terms of one academic year (the starting cohort) and graduated within 150% of the program length (e.g., 3 years) by the starting cohort.
Job Placement
94% (152/161) of MA in CMHC (On Campus) alumni were employed within the first year after graduation. Alumni include graduating classes from 2018 to 2024.2
Salary
Alumni who graduated within five years (n = 124) had a low salary range of $5K to $15K and a high salary range of $125K to $150K, with the median range of $65K to $75K.1
Sources:
1 Alumni Surveys 2021 to 2025 (Combined Response Rate: 48%). Valid percentages are reported.
2 Job placement data also includes responses from the Exit Survey. The combined response rate for the Alumni and Exit Surveys is 50%.