Mental Health Counseling, M.S.
Prepare to become a licensed mental health counselor and provide impactful individual and group counseling to diverse clients. Get the specialized training you need to make a real difference in people’s lives.
Why Earn Your Master’s in Mental Health Counseling at New York Tech?
Our fully online 60-credit M.S. in Mental Health Counseling provides high-quality training utilizing the most recent standards of best practice that will prepare you to successfully meet the challenges, priorities, and needs of a 21st-century mental health population.
Our unique cross-disciplinary approach includes an extensive 700-hour practicum and internship experience, as well as the opportunity to work alongside expert faculty on research with broad applications to benefit the profession and the world at large. Become a skilled clinician whose practice ethic reflects a deep commitment to social justice, cultural sensitivity, and technological awareness to the ever-changing human services landscape.
You’ll learn how to:
Initiate, conduct, and evaluate clinical assessments, research, and outreach interventions.
Diagnose and develop a treatment plan for a client based on the client’s diagnosis and theoretical models.
Use appropriate counseling techniques to engage the client in the interviewing process, build and maintain rapport, and establish a therapeutic alliance.
Recognize and mitigate the impact of crisis and trauma on individuals with mental health diagnoses.
Develop the understanding of cultural factors relevant to mental health counseling and learn how to serve a complex and diverse population.
Advocate for clients who need specialized mental health assistance and support and apply a social justice agenda to eliminate inequities in policies and practices.
Campus Information
New York
Connect to the energy and opportunities of one of the world’s most exciting and cosmopolitan cities. Our New York City campus places you in the heart of Manhattan—the global capital of culture, finance, media, technology, and almost everything else.
Long Island
Tranquility and natural beauty. Academic and athletic opportunity. New York Tech's Long Island campus (Old Westbury, N.Y.) offers it all on Long Island’s historic North Shore. Named one of the nation’s safest campuses, our Long Island location is about an hour outside of New York City.
Intakes
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Application Processing Time in Days: 30
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
At New York Tech, we are in the midst of a revolution. We’ve taken a long hard look at where we’ve been, where we are, and where we want to go. When it comes to bringing about change, our strategy is simple — we hire great people and encourage them to make their dreams and those of our students a reality. We value hard work and creativity and believe the best results occur when talented people from diverse backgrounds work together. The varied perspectives, ideas, and cultures represented in our faculty and staff members are integral to New York Tech’s success and the success of our students.
New York Institute of Technology offers a dynamic and diverse environment in which individuals who hold similar core values can thrive. It’s creative, collaborative, innovative, often on the cutting-edge, and fun! New York Tech’s Office of Human Resources oversees a competitive compensation and benefits package including tuition remission and retirement plans with employer contributions. In addition to diverse wellness programs and numerous opportunities to enhance personal and professional growth, we also offer a great work-life balance with generous paid time off and holidays.
Diversity, at New York Tech, is represented by a mosaic of unique individuals from a variety of racial, ethnic, religious, gender, gender presentation, sexuality, geographic, cultural, age, abilities, and socioeconomic groups. Each individual brings unique intellectual, artistic, and creative gifts to create a rich, vibrant campus community. We recognize strength stems from a diversity of perspectives, values, ideas, backgrounds, styles, approaches, experiences, and beliefs. We aspire to continue to grow as a place that always welcomes and encourages individuals of all backgrounds to contribute to and be part of the university culture. To learn more about New York Tech’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives please visit New York Tech’s Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.
PSW Opportunity
Post-Study Work visa or permit, allowing international students on F-1 visas to work in the US after completing their studies, typically through Optional Practical Training (OPT).
Eligibility:
To be eligible for OPT, students must have been enrolled full-time in a US educational institution for at least one academic year and be seeking work related to their major.
Duration:
Students can apply for up to 12 months of OPT, either before they finish their studies (pre-completion) or after graduation (post-completion).
STEM OPT:
Students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields can apply for an extended OPT period of up to 24 months.
Contact our PSA counselor for more information
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
Standardized Test Scores: Official scores from the GRE, GMAT, MAT, or other exams should be sent directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions if they are applicable to program requirements. Official final test results must be submitted directly from the testing agency.
GRE Code: 2561
GMAT for Full-time (nine or more credits): OQN-RL-35
GMAT for Part-time (less than nine credits): OQN-RL-74
MAT Code: 1487
Letter(s) of Recommendation: Letters of recommendation may be required. Check specific program requirements for more information. All letters of recommendation must be dated, signed by the recommender, and printed on official organization/school letterhead.
English Proficiency: International applicants who have studied at a foreign university must provide proof of English proficiency. Applicants are required to submit the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), as administered by the Educational Testing Service, the Pearson PTE Academic Exam, Duolingo English Test, or an examination deemed to be equivalent by the Office of Graduate Admissions. Official final proof of English test results must be submitted directly from the testing agency.
The following minimum scores required for full admission to a graduate programs are:
IELTS score: 6.0
TOEFL (iBT) score: 79
Pearson PTE score: 53
Duolingo score: 105
For Information About Admission Requirements Please Contact to Our Counselor.
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Masters/PG Degree
- Duration: 02 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
108000 USD
Average Cost of Living: 14000 USD /year
Application Fee: 50 USD
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