Overview

We train Ph.D. students with the skills, attitudes, and knowledge valued in academic, research, and service-providing settings. Our program infuses social justice throughout the curriculum and prepares students to acknowledge and validate their clients’ complex and diverse cultural identities and fight against systemic issues of racism, sexism, classism, ableism, homophobia, and other forms of social injustices.

Features

The Counseling Education program from University of Missouri–St. Louis is nationally recognized and regularly graduates students who go on to make meaningful and lasting contributions to the field.

Many graduates of the program are practicing counselors or counselor educators. Graduates of the doctoral program have been placed in academic positions at major universities throughout the USA. A major emphasis in all of our graduate training is our commitment to cultural diversity and social justice.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Educational Research Methods and Design

Seminar in Counseling Research

Advanced Counseling Research

Quantitative Research Methods

Qualitative Methods in Educational Research

Educational Program Development and Evaluation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

GRE^®

4 _(analytical)

English requirements

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Student insurance

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Other requirements

General requirements

Three letters of recommendation (at least two from individuals with earned doctorates, preferably prior instructors).

A copy of a paper you have written on a scholarly topic, as a writing sample.

A professional resume.

Evidence of above-average academic records. A GPA of 3.5 or higher is preferred.

Optional: GRE scores

Tuition Fee

Living costs for Saint Louis

1015 - 1530 USD /month

Living costs

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