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Master of Education in School Counseling (online)

The need for school counselors has never been greater. With a master’s from USC Rossier, you’ll be prepared to meet that need the day you graduate.

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Summer 2025 — Final Deadline: 03/28/2025
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Relevant Curriculum

Gain the knowledge and skills to meet the unique needs of students in your community through a curriculum that addresses today’s challenges, including childhood trauma, assessment, and substance abuse.

Equity-Focused Mission

Change the status quo by learning to decolonize higher-ed programs and elevate marginalized groups to ensure that what happens in classrooms reflects what happens in communities.

Immersive Experiences

Learn through a combination of fieldwork and coursework, including classroom clinical exercises and a 100-hour practicum, from faculty who have backgrounds in school counseling, are active in the field, and are trained to teach.

Unparalleled Trojan Experience

Earn a degree from a world-renowned institution that will open doors, connect you to a thriving alumni network, and provide value throughout your career.

Support Students In and Out of School

The USC Rossier School of Education offers a Master of Education in School Counseling online (SC online) designed for those who aspire to become school counselors in K–12 settings. The program explores relevant challenges affecting today’s schools, focusing on the well-being of the whole child through support of their social, emotional and academic needs.

The SC Online program will prepare you to:

  • Provide academic and guidance counseling to students in K–12 settings.
  • Support the whole child: socially, emotionally and academically.
  • Coordinate school counseling goals to meet the needs of the students and organization.
  • Employ decision-making and problem-solving for implementation and evaluation.
  • Develop approaches to foster college access

Program Details

DEGREE AWARDED

Master of Education (ME)

ESTIMATED LENGTH

Full Time: 20-21 months
Part Time: 33 months

UNITS

49

PROGRAM COST

$2,354 per unit (estimated)

Estimated cost of attendance

MODALITY

Online

NEXT DEADLINE

Final Deadline for May Start: March 28, 2025

Regular Deadline for August Start: April 15, 2025

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START DATE

January, May or August

CLASS TIMES

Typically weekday afternoons and evenings in the Pacific Time Zone. Subject to change with advance notice.

Transform Lives with Advanced Student Counseling Skills

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Begin Your Career as a School Counselor

Our SC online program will prepare you to tackle today’s toughest challenges and promote the well-being of K–12 students. And you’ll be in demand—the projected change in employment for school and career counselors is expected to increase by 11 percent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations.

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Practicums

In addition to your courses, you’ll complete practicums in K–12 schools in or near your own community where you can apply what you learn to real situations affecting children, families and school administration.

You will be required to complete a 100-hour practicum and a 700-hour internship over the course of the program. Our team of placement specialists will work with you to identify sites that fit your needs.

Alumni Spotlight:
Xitlali (Lali) Avila

SC Online Graduate '23
“Rossier’s MSC program was a remarkable experience full of intellectual enrichment and transformation. I reserve a space of immense gratitude and high regard to have been given the opportunity to furnish and nurture my skill set under the leadership of esteemed and passionate professors. As a Latina and Los Angeles native, learning from and connecting with such a diverse group of students and faculty from all over the nation was one of my favorite aspects of the program. The Trojan community is expansive and this program’s leaders (both students and faculty alike) did an excellent job of synthesizing the virtual and in-person experience. I attribute the MSC program’s educational instruction, support, opportunities and resources for my preparedness in my role as a school counselor.”

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