Online Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Prepare For Your Future in Counseling with an Online Master’s Degree

A Quality Education, Your Way.

Counseling is a profession that touches a wide range of different fields, and there will always be people in need of expert help. Eastern Oregon University’s online MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program will help you learn to utilize complex critical thinking skills in the pursuit of fulfilling work in the industry of your choice. Our MS program meets full licensure requirements for 41 states and is made up of synchronous online components, ensuring you can learn from wherever is most convenient for you.

In this program, you will learn to cultivate your professional identity and better understand the profession of clinical mental health counseling from a practitioner perspective. By studying topics like developmental theory, cultural diversity, diagnostic systems and more, you will be prepared to explore the industry with confidence.

While Eastern Oregon University’s online Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is designed for you to meet the educational and clinical experience requirements for counseling licensure in Oregon and most states, this program is not currently accredited by CACREP. Our program will apply for CACREP accreditation as soon as it is eligible, which is upon graduation of the first cohort, estimated for August 2025.

Put Your Career Goals in Reach

With a degree from Eastern Oregon University, you will see your career opportunities expand as the knowledge and skills you’ve attained become valuable assets in the job market.

About EOU Online

Convenience and flexibility are built into our online curriculum, but these are just two of the many opportunities our programs offer, including:

• Only a few of our programs have minimal on-campus requirements, but a majority have none at all.
• Students receive access to the same content and opportunities as on-campus students.
• Students learn in a creative digital format.
• The University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Whether your goal is a new career or career advancement, an EOU degree or certificate will give you the credentials you need to achieve success.

Our Diversity and Inclusion Statement Summary

Eastern Oregon University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is committed to recruiting and supporting diversity within the program and the mental health profession. We actively build a community in which dialogue, respect, care, and dignity are at the forefront. Students, faculty, and stakeholders of all ethnicities, genders, gender identities/expansion, faiths, ages, affectional orientations, ability statuses, socioeconomic backgrounds, cultures, regions, and nationalities are welcomed into and celebrated in the EOU CMHC program. We strive to have brave spaces within our classrooms, mentoring, advising, and counseling sessions. We are actively anti-racist and promote social justice through intentional decolonization of the curriculum. Faculty and students are committed to teaching and upholding culturally sensitive, respectful, and inclusive practices from the classroom to the counseling room.

Exciting, In-Demand Mental Health Counseling Careers

Overall employment of mental health counselors is projected to grow 22% from 2021 to 2031, which is much faster than most professions.¹ Mental health counseling is a field with a wide range of career opportunities that are always in high demand, including:

• Career Guidance Counselor
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor
• Licensed Professional Counselor
• Student Services Counselor