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 2022 was 80% (33/41).

Methodology: Retention rate is calculated as new students who enrolled in a Fall term of one academic year and came back the subsequent Fall term, e.g.  retention rate = (# retained in Fall 2023)/(# started in Fall 2022). When the program length is one year or less, the retained count includes those who were retained one-semester later (e.g., Spring 2023/Fall 2022) or graduated within one-year of starting the program (e.g., # Graduated between 9/1/22 and 8/31/23 divided by # starting in Fall 2022). 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 average 150% graduation rate for the most recent five graduating cohort was 87% (204/235). The average time to degree for this cohort was 24 months.

Methodology: Those starting in 2016-2017 through 2020-2021 were the most recent five graduating cohorts who would complete their degree within 150% of time. Time to degree in months is calculated by subtracting the start date of the student from the date the degree was completed or conferred and reported in average months. 150% Graduation rate is calculated for full-time and part-time students combined; The 150% graduation rate is calculated by taking students who enrolled in Fall and Spring terms of one academic year (starting cohort) and graduated within 150% of the program length, e.g., 3 years, divided by the starting cohort.


Job Placement

91% (86/95) of MA in CMHC (On Campus) alumni were employed within the first year after graduation.  Alumni include graduating classes 2017-2018 to 2021-2022.

Source: Alumni Surveys 2021 to 2023 (Combined Response Rate: 46%).  Valid percentages are reporte.


Salary

Alumni who graduated within five years (n = 85) had a low salary range of $5K to $15K and a high salary range of $225K to $250K with the median range of $55K to $65K.

Source: Alumni Surveys 2021 to 2023 (Combined Response Rate: 46%).  Valid percentages are reported.