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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 247 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 26 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the marriage and family therapy/counseling program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree marriage and family therapy/counseling students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962.

Full Texas Woman’s University Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 7 doctorate’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Read full report on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Texas Tech University

#3

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Tempe Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report

#3

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$19,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Mary’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. St. Mary’s University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to qualified students.

St. Mary’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s are $19,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at St. Mary’s 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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