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2024 Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master's Degree Schools

108 Colleges in the United States
2,948 Master's Degrees
If you pursue a master's degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #65 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 108 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,948 master's degrees in marriage and family therapy/counseling to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling School for Your Master's Degree

Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master's Degree Schools Your choice of marriage and family therapy/counseling for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality marriage and family therapy/counseling program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for marriage and family therapy/counseling students working on their master's degree.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.


 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

18 Top Schools for a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10 Annual Graduates

Loma Linda University is a good option for individuals interested in a master's degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from Loma Linda University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
27 Annual Graduates

Northwestern University is a good option for students interested in a master's degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from Northwestern University

3
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling needs to look into University of Florida. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from University of Florida

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling needs to take a look at University of Southern California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from University of Southern California

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
190 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from Capella University

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
17 Annual Graduates

Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fairfield.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from Fairfield University

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from University of Rochester

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
29 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from Grand Canyon University

8
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Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
64 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from Walden University

9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
25 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

10
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Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from Gonzaga University

11
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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from Drexel University

11
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
188 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from Northcentral University

12
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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15 Annual Graduates

Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from Syracuse University

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from University of Miami

14
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Seattle University
Seattle, WA

Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from Seattle University

15
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
18 Annual Graduates

Chapman is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Orange.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from Chapman University

16
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
39 Annual Graduates

Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Portland.More information about a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from Lewis & Clark College

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena, CA
18 Indiana Wesleyan University Marion, IN
19 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
20 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
21 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
22 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
22 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
23 Brandman University Irvine, CA
24 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
25 Texas Woman’s University Denton, TX

Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 13 majors within the Mental & Social Health Services area of study, Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 6,632
Clinical/Medical Social Work 2,051
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 1,561
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 511
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 286
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 285
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 233
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 9
Trauma Counseling 1

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