Counseling Master’s Degrees Earn Top National Rankings

ASU’s Master of Education (M.Ed.) in school counseling degree requires 48 credit hours with courses offered 100% online in an 8-week format. Graduates of the program will be prepared to take the Texas Examination of Educator Standards (TExES) for the Texas School Counselor Certificate. It earned these national rankings:

• GradSchoolCenter.com – No. 6 among the “Most Affordable Master’s in Counseling Online Degree Programs”
  
  
• Intelligent.com – No. 17 among the “Best Online Master’s in School Counseling Degree Programs of 2025”

Angelo State’s Master of Arts (M.A.) in mental health and wellness counseling degree is a 30-credit-hour program that offers its courses 100% online in an 8-week format. It is designed for professionals who are inspired and prepared to become ethical mental health and wellness counselors in their chosen field. It earned these national rankings:

• AffordableDegreeGuide.org – No. 7 among the “Most Affordable Online Mental Health Counseling Master’s Degree Programs”
  
  
• UniversityHQ.org – No. 21 among the “Best Online Master’s in Counseling Degrees for 2025”

All of the guides use similar criteria for their rankings, including accreditation, quality and length of program, tuition costs, online accessibility, school reputation and return on investment. Data sources include the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, school websites and other ranking entities like U.S. News and World Report and Payscale.com.

All of ASU’s online counseling master’s degree programs are offered through the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. More details are available at angelo.edu/ci.