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2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
390 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling is the 203rd most popular major in the country with 3,308 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 475 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 390 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marriage and family therapy/counseling programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the marriage and family therapy/counseling program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree marriage and family therapy/counseling students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality
$12,904 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 21 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Cloud State University are $12,904, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 in overall quality
$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 6 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Winona, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality
$10,260 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SMU MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 49 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU MN also made our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU MN are $10,260.

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#5

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
#6 in overall quality
$10,870 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Mercy University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 20 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Mount Mercy also took the #6 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Mercy University are $10,870, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Friends University

Wichita, Kansas
#7 in overall quality
$11,448 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Friends University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Friends University is a small school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 51 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Friends University also made our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Friends University are $11,448, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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