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

[Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/marriage-and-family-therapy-counseling/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

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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• Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in Arkansas

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

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

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Arkansas State University Main Campus
Jonesboro, AR

$8,090 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,399 Avg Student Debt

$42,617 Median Earnings (10yr)

Arkansas State University Main Campus earned the #1 spot for value among marriage and family therapy/counseling schools in Arkansas. Set in the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas State University Main Campus is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $8,090 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $14,522. Marriage And Family Therapy/counseling graduates carry a median of $23,399 in student loans. Early-career marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates make about $48,847. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 82%.

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Harding University
Searcy, AR

$25,962 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,715 Avg Student Debt

$52,876 Median Earnings (10yr)

Harding University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling, landing the #2 spot this year. Harding University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy. In-state tuition and fees average $25,962. Marriage And Family Therapy/counseling graduates carry a median of $26,715 in student loans. Soon after graduation, marriage and family therapy/counseling degree recipients from Harding University generally make around $53,629. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Harding University admits about 70% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.