Mental Health Counselors Career

Vocational Programs for Mental Health Counselors Career

The role of Mental Health Counselors is to counsel and advise individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health, with an emphasis on prevention 5 vocational programs could be taken for the Mental Health Counselors career.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Mental Health Counselors is $23,613. The average length of the programs is 160 hours and the average completion time is 14.50 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Mental Health Counselors Career

The following 5 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Mental Health Counselors.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Mental Health Counselors
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Counseling Psychology	9	-	-	-	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	253	$23,613	$600	160 Hours	14.50 Months
Clinical/Medical Social Work	12	-	-	-	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	20	-	-	-	-
Trauma Counseling	2	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Mental Health Counselors

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Counseling Psychology

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

253

$23,613

$600

160 Hours

14.50 Months

Clinical/Medical Social Work

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Trauma Counseling

Schools offering voational programs for Mental Health Counselors

The following 278 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Mental Health Counselors. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.