Counselors change lives. That’s why we’re committed to training multiculturally competent counselors. As a Clinical Mental Health Counseling master’s graduate, you’ll be ready to use your skills to help clients in a wide range of urban environments.
The Clinical Mental Health Counseling concentration prepares students to become licensed professional counselors. Our alumni work in mental health clinics, counseling centers, universities and more.
The Clinical Mental Health Counseling master’s concentration prepares students to become licensed counselors. Students train in the science and practice of assessment, diagnosis and evaluation. They work to be fully versed in the biological, social and development bases of behavior. They are also expected to learn and follow the latest evidence-based approaches to individual and group formats. Graduating students are ethical and multiculturally competent counselors ready to help clients.
September 2025
School of Education
Enderis Hall,
2400 E. Hartford Ave.,
MILWAUKEE,
Wisconsin,
53211, United States
A baccalaureate degree, or its equivalent as determined by the UWM Center on International Education, from a regionally accredited institution.
A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale, or an equivalent measure on a grading system that does not use a 4.0 scale.
English proficiency requirement: TOEFL IBT - 79 – 120; IELTS - 6.5 - 9.0; Cambridge English Advanced/Cambridge English Proficiency - C1 level or higher.
Application Deadline: FALL SEMESTER - February 15; SUMMER SEMESTER - February 15
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.