Educational counselors help students navigate academic pressure, personal challenges, and future decisions, while empowering them to feel more confident in their own abilities.

University of La Verne’s MS in Educational Counseling prepares you to become a trusted advocate for families while qualifying you to work as a school counselor in California.

• Earn a Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential, for school counseling in CA.

• Attend classes at multiple Southern California locations.

• Work while completing your degree with evening and weekend courses.

• Complete field placements with local school districts.

• Finish your master’s in as few as two years of full-time study.

Customize Your Experience and Build Your Career

You can tailor your master’s program to the communities you hope to serve with the following specialized concentrations:

• Spanish Bilingual Bicultural Counseling

• Social Justice Higher Education

• School and Family-Based Counseling*

*Pending BBS approval

How La Verne Supports You

Our Office of Financial Aid will work with you on a financial aid package to help make your degree affordable. We also offer a special rate for military members and their spouses, and we partner with more than 100 corporations and government agencies that may subsidize your tuition.

This degree means something—for your life and for others.

Fill out the form at the top of the page to learn more about becoming a credentialed school counselor with La Verne’s MS in Educational Counseling.