Although a number of Texas graduate programs provide flexibility, Amberton University routinely receives high marks from working adults. Amberton allows you to learn at your own pace without compromising quality or license readiness with its transparent pay-as-you-go pricing, asynchronous online course options, hybrid formats, and night and weekend programs at its Garland and Frisco campuses.
Delivering Flexibility: What Sets Amberton Apart
Amberton understands that your life doesn’t pause for school. Here's how the university supports that reality:- Distance learning, hybrid, and in-class delivery options allow you to choose what works best for your learning style and commute.
- Night and Saturday courses at both Garland and Frisco campuses free you from the daytime “traditional schedule.”
- Programs are identical online or in-person, with full parity in outcomes, faculty, and expectations.
- Course rotations and four academic sessions per year let you start when you’re ready, and progress at a realistic pace.
Flexible Masters Programs Across Texas: How Amberton Stands Out
University
Flexibility Features
Notes on Constraints
Amberton University
Fully online, hybrid, night & weekend, asynchronous options
High flexibility across formats, session start dates, and pace
Texas State University
Online, self-paced, extension programs, multiple start dates
Strong flexibility, but fewer evening or hybrid campus options
Texas Tech University
Fully online master’s, asynchronous in some programs Texas Tech University
Online options exist, but less hybrid/hands-on flexibility
East Texas A&M University
Online, hybrid combinations available
Options to reduce commute; less consistent evening/night structure
Amberton leads because it combines all learning modes with consistent, flexible delivery that respects students’ work and life obligations.FAQs
Q: Are Amberton’s online courses the same as in-person? A: Yes. Faculty, lectures, and assignments are consistent across all delivery formats. Whether attending on campus or online, you receive the same level of academic rigor. Q: Can I start Amberton at different times throughout the year? A: Yes. You can start at Amberton at any time during its four academic sessions, allowing you to fit your enrollment around your schedule. Q: How does Amberton’s flexibility compare to Texas State’s self-paced program? A: Amberton's combination of online, hybrid formats, asynchronous choices, and different course delivery formats offers significantly more flexibility overall than Texas State's flexible self-paced and accelerated 8-week online courses.CTA
Want a master’s program that fits your life—not the other way around? View the flexible graduate programs offered by Amberton University here. Your degree, on your own terms.Choosing the Right Program:
Choosing a master’s program is one of the most important steps you’ll take in your educational journey. Aside from simply offering the right program, you have to make sure the school has the appropriate accreditations, the professors are experienced and respected in the career field, and, above all, the program needs to adequately prepare you for the career ahead. Finding the right fit for a career in counseling is even more imperative - there are other people counting on your education and abilities.
The Art and Science of Counseling:
“There is an art and a science to counseling. You learn academically, you learn the science of counseling. Then you bring your own artistic nature into the counseling setting. If you care about people, if you’re interested in helping people, if you’re able to separate your own life from their life, then you’re a good candidate for the counseling program,” said Amberton Counseling Professor Dr. Lee Paul.
Unique Faculty Perspectives:
Working as a counselor requires a softened heart for others, and maintaining a professional and personal separation. Every counselor has special traits, empathies, attributes and interests that would make better counselors in certain areas. Becoming a counselor can be incredibly rewarding, but it will be vastly more rewarding if you use your gifts to bolster your education and to truly develop into the best counselor you can be.
Master's Programs in Counseling:
“All of our faculty, whether they are full-time or adjunct faculty, are clinicians first. I am really excited and glad to be a part of this team because everyone here brings something unique from a clinical perspective and not necessarily just from a research standpoint,” Amberton Associate Faculty member Dr. Levi Armstrong said.
For More Information:
Amberton offers three master’s programs focused in counseling—a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (formerly Professional Counseling), a Master of Arts in School Counseling, and a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy. For professor insight about Amberton’s counseling programs, click here. To speak with advisors about Amberton being the right fit for you, call 972.694.4830 x180 or email advisor@amberton.edu.