2027 Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in Illinois
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools to find the best for marriage and family therapy/counseling students.
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Best Schools for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling in Illinois
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall marriage and family therapy/counseling education in Illinois.
Top Schools in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Our analysis ranked Northwestern University the best school in the country for a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling. Northwestern University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston. The six-year graduation rate is 95%. There were roughly 52 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the marriage and family therapy/counseling program make about $67,518 in their early career. Northwestern University graduates carry a median of $16,616 in student loans.
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A rank of #2 makes Adler School Of Professional Psychology one of the top schools for marriage and family therapy/counseling. Set in the city of Chicago, Adler School Of Professional Psychology is a small private not-for-profit institution. Adler School Of Professional Psychology awarded about 40 marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the marriage and family therapy/counseling program make about $51,442 in their early career.
More information about a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling from Adler School Of Professional Psychology
Wheaton College Illinois came in at #3 on our 2027 list of the best marriage and family therapy/counseling schools. Wheaton College Illinois is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wheaton. The six-year graduation rate is 85%. Wheaton College Illinois awarded about 11 marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the marriage and family therapy/counseling program make about $43,719 in their early career. Wheaton College Illinois graduates carry a median of $23,292 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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.
