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2024 Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

16 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
202 Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Degrees Awarded
A degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #211 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 16 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 202 degrees in marriage and family therapy/counseling during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling School

Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of marriage and family therapy/counseling school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Doctor's Degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the marriage and family therapy/counseling degree levels they offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

Every student pursuing a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling has to look into University of Rochester. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

It is difficult to beat Syracuse University if you wish to pursue a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 19 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA

Every student pursuing a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling needs to take a look at Drexel University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were about 13 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ
66.7% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat The College of New Jersey if you want to pursue a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #251 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCNJ is a great college overall.

There were roughly 3 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent data year.

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In PA

It's difficult to beat Duquesne University if you want to pursue a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #228 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duquesne is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
9.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 37th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 11 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
9.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #87 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Thomas Jefferson University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent data year.

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Kean University
Union, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 20 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent data year.

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LIU Post
Brookville, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
50.0% Growth in Graduates

LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville. This school ranks 35th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 14 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
27.3% Growth in Graduates

UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were approximately 11 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

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Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best marriage and family therapy/counseling schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 97
Pennsylvania 978 64
Maryland 618 11
New Jersey 614 19

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Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling is one of 13 different types of Mental & Social Health Services programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 1,388
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 951
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 381
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 261
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 221
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 82
Clinical/Medical Social Work 66
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 32
Trauma Counseling 16

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