2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling in Connecticut

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” 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 Connecticut, there were 94 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 94 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling in Connecticut

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$19,267 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 31 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fairfield U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield University are $19,267.

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#2

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$26,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCSU are $26,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$26,072 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to qualified students.

CCSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072.

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• Best Value Master’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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