Student Enrollment, Performance, & Graduation Data

Enrollment Data

  Spring
2018
Fall
2018
Spring
2019
Fall
2019
Spring
2020
Fall
2020
Spring
2021
Fall
2021
Spring
2022
Full-Time Students 40 44 40 43 36 42 34 31 22
Part-Time Students 31 33 33 29 36 28 34 34 40
Total 71 77 73 72 72 70 68 65 62

Graduation Data

Spring 2018 Spring 2019 Spring 2020 Spring 2021 Spring 2022
17 19 23 19 16

M.S. in Counselor Education - Clinical Professional Counseling

Entry Term (Summer/Fall) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Original Cohort 71 77 70 65 60

Completers (Total)

Completers in 2 Years 21 19 19 17 18
Completers in 3 Years 29 28 24 24
Completers in 4 Years 10 13 9
Completers in 5 Years 5 1

Completers Cumulative (Percent)

Completers in 2 Years 30% 25% 27% 26% 30%
Completers in 3 Years 70% 61% 61% 63%
Completers in 4 Years 85% 78% 74%
Completers in 5 Years 92% 79%

Completers as of May 2022. Data in blue is considered preliminary and subject to change.

Data Source: OIRA Student Census File Fall Terms and Banner Table

Time Required to Complete the MS in Counselor Education

Required Graduate Credit Hours:

  • 60/63 (thesis project optional)

Full-Time Student:

  • Three (3) years, which includes coursework taken outside the traditional fall and spring academic semesters (i.e., summer sessions)

Part-Time Student:

  • Maximum of six (6) years

Program Statistics / Performance Data / Employment Prospects

Counselor Preparation, Licensure, and Certification Examination:

  • The Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE) is an exit examination that is taken by all graduate students while enrolled in the clinical professional counseling supervised internship course:

    • 100% pass rate (Spring 2022)
  • The 60/63 credit clinical professional counseling program prepares graduates to take the National Counselor Examination (NCE), the National Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE), or the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) Examination, which are required for state licensure and/or national certifications:
    • 76% pass rate since 2015
    • NCE or NCMHCE: 100% pass rate of all graduates who obtained state licensure
    • CRC Examination: 100% first-time pass rate

Employment Rates of Program Graduates:

  • 100% (six months post-graduation)