Master's Programs

Online Master's, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Health Care Leadership & Organizational Leadership

 

Master's Programs

Online Master's, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Health Care Leadership & Organizational Leadership

Empower Your Educational Goals

Advance your career with a master’s degree that’s right for you. Union Institute & University’s dynamic master’s programs are designed to meet your unique learning style and personal schedule. Discover a practical and socially relevant course of study that will empower you to make meaningful, positive change in your life and community.

Learn around

your schedule

Each of our master’s programs within the graduate college are designed to fit your lifestyle no matter where you call home. Union’s flexibility gives you the opportunity to make the greatest meaningful change in your life: your education.

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100% Online Master of Arts Majors
Master of Arts Majors with Residency
Master of Science Majors
MBA
  • Applied Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Criminal Justice Management
  • Cybersecurity
  • Design Your Own MBA
  • Education
  • Health & Wellness
  • Health Care Leadership
  • Health Care Leadership
  • Human Lactation Studies
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Organizational Leadership

Built Around our Student’s Curiosity

The online Master of Arts program emphasizes the connections between scholarship and real-world application, and is built around your own questions and interests. Our students have done underwater archaeology, worked in Washington D.C., written short stories, discovered primary sources in archives, and planned syllabi for college courses, and many other kinds of experiential learning — all for credit. Our faculty encourages this interplay between education and experience, theory and practice, and helps you reflect on the lessons you learn by looking at a question from many vantage points.

Meet our Masters Faculty

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MSOL Faculty
MA Faculty
M.S. Health Care Leadership
MBA Faculty
  • A. Hasan Sapci, MD
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  • Andrew Borg, DBA
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  • Dale L. Gooden, DHSc
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  • Debra Eastern, Ed.D Photo
    Debra Eastern, Ed.D
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  • Debra Henson, Ed.D Photo
    Debra Henson, Ed.D
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  • Elden Golden
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  • Elliott McGlory, DBA
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  • Jennifer M. Ossege, Psy.D
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  • Jon Ross, Ph.D.
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  • Joseph Ahlo, Ph.D.
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  • Kirk Davis, Ed.D
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  • Lisa Akers
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  • Lloyd Williams, Ph.D.
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  • Loree Miltich
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  • Michael E. Bishop, MBA
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  • Mountasser Kadrie, Ph.D.
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  • Nadine Wheat, Ph.D.
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  • Rand Oliver, Ph.D.
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  • Rocie Clark, Ed.D photo
    Rocie Clark, Ed.D
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  • Samuel Jones, DBA Photo
    Samuel Jones, DBA
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  • Sarah Bergh
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  • Stephen Bayne, Ed.D
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  • Theron Clark Photo
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  • Todd Price, Ph.D.
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  • Woden Teachout
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Licensure Disclosure

A state license in counseling is literally permission from a particular state to practice counseling or to call oneself a licensed counselor. Some states have a single license and some have a two-tiered system. The names of state licenses vary from state to state. Some examples are LPC, LCPC, LPCC, LMHC, LPCMH, LCMHC, LPC-MH. Though requirements for licensure vary from state to state, all require some combination of: a master’s degree; counseling experience and supervision; and a passing score on the NCE and/or NCMHCE. Some require a mental health jurisprudence exam of that state.

Note: Completion of the MA-CMHC degree does not automatically qualify students for certification or licensure in their respective states. Students should consult the appropriate state or national regulatory agency regarding licensure or certification requirements and processes for application. The ultimate responsibility regarding licensure or certification remains with the individual student and not with the institution. (2020-2021 Catalog, July 1, 2020)

For additional information, including a breakdown by state, click here.

Hear what our

students are saying

I feel very supported by my professors and fellow learners...In many ways, my experience at Union is the polar opposite of my last graduate experience; back then, it was difficult for the graduate students to connect with professors, and the environment was extremely competitive. I much prefer the cooperative learning experience I'm getting at Union.

This program is the best thing to happen to my professional career. I would even go as far as saying that it's one of the best things that has happened in my life.

My undergrad experience was so different. To me it was a check list, take the class, get the grade, keep going until I get the degree then a pay check. This time it's so different. I'm getting an education, I'm learning and it's transforming my life.

Coming into a Master’s program after being out of school for several years was a little intimating. Add in the online learning environment, which I had never done before, and I was more than a little worried. After completing my first term, I feel much more comfortable continuing on in my studies and that I have a solid foundation for my Master’s work.