Why Choose Mental Health Counseling?
The M.S. in mental health counseling program is designed for those seeking counselor licensure. It prepares students to provide direct clinical and counseling services to patients in a variety of settings, from state and local government agencies to residential and outpatient centers to private practice.
The Classroom
The small class size (no more than 18-20 in a section) provides students and professors the opportunity to collaborate and get to know one another. We accept students from diverse educational backgrounds and professional experience. Each student brings their knowledge and perspective, which enriches everyone in the classroom. Most students form lifelong connections.
The Faculty
The faculty in this department are more than professors — they’re practitioners, from mental health and school counselors to psychologists. Their diverse training and years of job knowledge will enhance your classroom experience and accelerate your learning.
The Location
Located in the neighborhood of Riverdale, our campus is uniquely positioned within New York City’s Bronx borough, near Manhattan and lower Westchester, just minutes away from some of the top mental health hospitals, clinics and agencies in the nation. As a graduate student in the Mental Health Counseling program, you will gain 700 hours of supervised, on-site counseling experience in some of the most ethnically and economically diverse areas in the U.S.