2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,308 people earned their degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling, making the major the 203rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 493 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marriage and family therapy/counseling programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the marriage and family therapy/counseling program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s marriage and family therapy/counseling students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Louisiana at Monroe

Monroe, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$21,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a public institution located in Monroe, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree marriage and family therapy/counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, ULM has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ULM are $21,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$22,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 27 doctorate’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree marriage and family therapy/counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, NUS Florida has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Nova Southeastern University Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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