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MA in Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine Program at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine is a CACREP-accredited program designed to meet the requirements for independent licensure in clinical mental health counseling in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and other states across the nation.

Faculty: Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (Graduate Medical Sciences)  |  Duration: 30 units required  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Candidates are required to complete a minimum of 60 unit hours of coursework, as well as fieldwork experience, which constitute our clinical practicum and internship. Students can expect to complete the program in two academic years as full-time students. We accept students only for a September start.

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Application information

USD 73,024 a year (2026-27). Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine full-time Master's and PhD tuition for 2026-27 ($36,512 per semester; $73,024 per full-time year; the Graduate Medical Sciences page lists this programme among its tuition pathways and the rate is also on https://w Source

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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