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2023 Best Value Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
540 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling is the 211th most popular major in the country with 3,405 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 540 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marriage and family therapy/counseling programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the marriage and family therapy/counseling program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling in the Plains States Region

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Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 347 degrees to qualified ’s marriage and family therapy/counseling students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,545 for Plains States Region Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling students per year to attend Capella University.

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Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Walden University landed the #2 spot on the list. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Walden University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Walden University Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #3 spot on the list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.

SMU MN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SMU MN is $21,101 for plains states region marriage and family therapy/counseling students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

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Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Mercy University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region. Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mount Mercy, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $22,668 for Plains States Region Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling students per year to attend Mount Mercy.

Full Mount Mercy University Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report

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Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region. St. Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region marriage and family therapy/counseling students list, St. Cloud State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Cloud State University is $14,581 for plains states region marriage and family therapy/counseling students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Saint Cloud State University

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Friends University
Wichita, Kansas

Friends University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Friends University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 51 ’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Friends University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $20,916 for plains states region marriage and family therapy/counseling students per year to attend Friends University.

Full Friends University Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 3 ’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SLU is $25,039 for plains states region marriage and family therapy/counseling students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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