2027 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in Wisconsin

[Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/marriage-and-family-therapy-counseling/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong marriage and family therapy/counseling education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for marriage and family therapy/counseling students.
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2027 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in Wisconsin
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools
Leading the list is University Of Wisconsin Stout, our #1 best value for marriage and family therapy/counseling in Wisconsin. Set in the town of Menomonie, University Of Wisconsin Stout is a moderately-sized public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,701, with out-of-state students paying around $19,265. Typical student debt for marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates is $25,821. Marriage And Family Therapy/counseling graduates of University Of Wisconsin Stout earn a median of $49,730 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 88%.
Students looking for strong value in marriage and family therapy/counseling will find it at Edgewood College, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Madison, Edgewood College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $35,860. Students borrow a median of $26,750 to complete the marriage and family therapy/counseling program here. Soon after graduation, marriage and family therapy/counseling degree recipients from Edgewood College generally make around $48,357. That is a strong return on a $26,750 median debt. Edgewood College admits about 76% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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