by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” 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. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in marriage and family therapy/counseling.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree marriage and family therapy/counseling students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Mercy University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mount Mercy University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 2 doctorate’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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