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CIP 51.1508 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor.

A program that prepares individuals to provide evaluations, referrals, and short-term counseling services to help people prevent or remediate personal problems, conflicts, and emotional crises. Includes instruction in human development, psychopathology, individual and group counseling, personality theory, career assessment, patient screening and referral, observation and testing techniques, interviewing skills, professional standards and ethics, and applicable laws and regulations.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Mental Health Counseling/Counselor award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.1508. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years418
2025Associate degree17129
2025Bachelor degree412
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate27517
2025Master degree26510,916
2025Post-master certificate18286
2025Doctorate — research642
2025Doctorate — professional practice29
2025Certificate under 12 weeks113
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1091
2024Certificate 1–2 years312
2024Associate degree18115
2024Bachelor degree322
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate24540
2024Master degree2509,770
2024Post-master certificate14234
2024Doctorate — research532
2024Doctorate — professional practice23
2024Certificate under 12 weeks115
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year12106
2023Certificate 1–2 years430
2023Associate degree1589
2023Bachelor degree445
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate18411
2023Master degree2498,608
2023Post-master certificate18259
2023Doctorate — research418
2023Doctorate — professional practice27
2023Certificate under 12 weeks110
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1391
2022Certificate 1–2 years34
2022Associate degree1371
2022Bachelor degree327
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate17258
2022Master degree2377,680
2022Post-master certificate18286
2022Doctorate — research510
2022Doctorate — professional practice29
2022Certificate under 12 weeks231
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1072
2021Certificate 1–2 years422
2021Associate degree881
2021Bachelor degree233
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate14523
2021Master degree2246,626
2021Post-master certificate18212
2021Doctorate — research728
2021Doctorate — professional practice13
2021Certificate under 12 weeks223
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year852
2020Certificate 1–2 years210
2020Associate degree786
2020Bachelor degree443
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate885
2020Master degree2116,267
2020Post-master certificate16258
2020Doctorate — research631
2020Doctorate — professional practice23
2020Certificate under 12 weeks218
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year745

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

These counts cover exact institution-ID matches to our connected directory, rather than a complete national total. Historical providers outside that population remain in the original source evidence and are not assigned invented matches. Read the population and archive rules →

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CIP 51.1508 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

On the current institution website, record the exact degree title, campus, entry route, teaching language, curriculum and cycle. Compare those details with the classification definition before assuming that two similarly named degrees cover the same subject. For regulated professions, check the relevant licensing or recognition body's current requirements separately.

A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

351 institutions

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