With an MEd in School Counseling from Loyola, you’ll gain the skills and training needed to become a school counselor committed to advancing equity and supporting underserved and disenfranchised students. This program meets all Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) curricular standards and positions you to apply for a School Counseling Professional Educator License (PEL). Offered in full-time and part-time formats, courses are held on weekday evenings at Loyola’s Water Tower Campus and online.

With a MEd in School and Community Counseling from Loyola, you’ll gain the training needed to support students, families, and communities as a social justice-focused licensed professional counselor. Our comprehensive curriculum meets all Illinois licensure requirements, positioning you to apply for professional counselor licensure following two years of post-degree supervised experience. The program is offered in full-time and part-time formats, with classes held on weekday evenings at Loyola’s Water Tower Campus and online.

This program will empower you to become an effective principal capable of navigating complex challenges and promoting the spiritual, academic, and social growth of students in Catholic schools. Delivered through a Jesuit, Catholic university, this program emphasizes the distinctive responsibilities of Catholic school leadership, including instructional leadership, enrollment management, development, and mission-centered decision-making. This part-time, fully online, two-year program will prepare you for principal licensure in Illinois.

With a MEd in School and Community Counseling from Loyola, you’ll gain the training needed to support students, families, and communities as a social justice-focused licensed professional counselor. Our comprehensive curriculum meets all Illinois licensure requirements, positioning you to apply for professional counselor licensure following two years of post-degree supervised experience. The program is offered in full-time and part-time formats, with classes held on weekday evenings at Loyola’s Water Tower Campus and online.

The MA in Community Counseling prepares you for advanced research and doctoral study in counseling psychology, counselor education, or related fields. Through close mentorship with faculty, you will develop strong foundations in research methods, counseling theory, and social justice-focused inquiry while conducting independent research that addresses mental health, educational, and career disparities. This program can be completed full-time or part-time, with weekday evening classes held at Loyola’s Water Tower Campus and online.

Loyola’s PhD in Counseling Psychology prepares you to become a licensed psychologist who advances equity in health and education through research, teaching, and counseling practice. You’ll develop the knowledge, clinical skills, and professional values needed to practice as a health service psychologist, engage in independent scholarship, and design interventions that promote positive human development. The program typically requires four to five years of coursework and training, including a full-time predoctoral internship. The total time to degree completion, including the dissertation, is six years.

With an EdS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Loyola, you’ll position yourself as a professional counselor capable of helping others thrive in the face of adversity and mental health challenges. This advanced educational specialist degree goes beyond the master’s level while offering an accelerated timeline comparable to practice-focused doctoral degrees. Graduates are eligible to pursue Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) credentials after completing two years of supervised experience and passing the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE).