by our College Data Analytics TeamMental Health Counseling/Counselor is a concentration offered under the mental and social health services major at Lesley University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in mental health counseling/counselor, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Lesley was $1,050 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,900 | $18,900 |
| Fees | $150 | $150 |
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the mental health counseling/counselor master’s degree program at Lesley. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lesley Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in mental health counseling/counselor in 2019-2020, 90.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.3%.
Around 18.9% of mental health counseling/counselor master’s degree recipients at Lesley in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 137 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 22 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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