2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

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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 Great Lakes region, there were 159 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 5 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$15,217 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 4 doctorate’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at University of Akron Main Campus

#2

Adler University

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$37,732 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Adler University landed the #2 spot on the list. Adler is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to qualified students.

Adler not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Adler are $37,732.

Read more about Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Adler University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

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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