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CIP PROGRAM: 51.1508
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor.

Summary: 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.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 116 35 5846
2021 86 43 6272
2022 81 33 6630
2023 71 27 7683
2024 89 46 8602
Change -38.79% -22.86% +31.42%

Related CIPs

51 HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
51.15 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.
51.1513 Trauma Counseling.
51.1501 Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling.
51.1502 Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician.
51.1503 Clinical/Medical Social Work.
51.1504 Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling.
51.1505 Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling.
51.1506 Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling.
51.1507 Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.
51.1508 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor.
51.1509 Genetic Counseling/Counselor.
51.1510 Infant/Toddler Mental Health Services.
51.1511 Medical Family Therapy/Therapist.
51.1512 Hospice and Palliative Care.
51.1580 Reserved.
51.1599 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change

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