by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,405 people earned their degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling, making the major the 211th most popular in the United States.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 381 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling. To top this list, a school must have a successful marriage and family therapy/counseling program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #1 spot on the list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 190 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Capella University Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s 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 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Walden University
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Friends University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 51 diplomas to qualified masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling students in 2020-2021.
Full Friends University Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 42 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Mercy University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Mount Mercy is a small school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 20 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Mount Mercy University
Saint Cloud State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. St. Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Cloud State University Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report
With a ranking of #7, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Saint Louis University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Saint Louis University
South Dakota State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 1 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full South Dakota State Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report
Sioux Falls Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 0 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at North American Baptist Seminary
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