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Most Popular Schools for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major & Degree Program

A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of marriage and family therapy, involving the diagnosis of cognitive, affective, and behavioral domain disorders, both mental and emotional, within the context of marriage and family systems and the application of short- and long-term therapeutic strategies in family group contexts. Includes instruction in psychotherapy, family systems and studies, small group intervention and therapy, marital problems, depression, identification of psychopathologies and behavioral disorders, holistic health care, practice management, applicable regulations, and professional standards and ethics.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Capella University 243 3% $15,011
2 Brandman University 198 8% $14,300
3 University of Phoenix-California 183 5% $10,912
4 Northcentral University 162 14% N/A
5 Alliant International University-San Diego 87 9% $16,520
6 Palo Alto University 76 31% N/A
7 Touro University Worldwide 67 17% $15,646
8 Nova Southeastern University 63 1% $50,597
9 Walden University 59 1% $13,020
10 Friends University 58 11% $41,887
11 Pacific Oaks College 54 12% $15,424
12 John Brown University 50 9% $39,802
13 Fuller Theological Seminary 44 8% N/A
14 Western Seminary 44 23% N/A
15 University of Southern California 39 0% $74,825
16 Johnson University 37 13% $27,062
17 Syracuse University 36 1% $70,636
18 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 36 2% $47,290
19 Lewis & Clark College 35 5% $66,526
20 Valdosta State University 33 1% $21,320
21 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles 31 7% $16,592
22 Notre Dame de Namur University 29 6% $56,288
23 Regis University 29 1% $53,192
24 Northwestern University 28 0% $74,649
25 Antioch University-Seattle 28 17% N/A
26 California State University-Dominguez Hills 27 1% $23,722
27 Grand Canyon University 27 0% $32,100
28 Trevecca Nazarene University 27 4% $39,484
29 Central Connecticut State University 26 1% $25,869
30 Edgewood College 26 4% $44,216
31 University of San Diego 26 1% $67,498
32 Argosy University-Inland Empire 26 25% N/A
33 University of Oregon 25 0% $27,366
34 Drexel University 24 0% $70,223
35 La Salle University 24 2% $47,110
36 Loyola Marymount University 24 1% $67,369
37 University of Akron Main Campus 24 1% $27,279
38 Abilene Christian University 23 2% $49,722
39 Lipscomb University 23 2% $49,546
40 Kean University 22 1% $30,475
41 Northwest Nazarene University 22 4% $40,890
42 Seattle Pacific University 21 2% $58,794
43 Whitworth University 21 3% $59,350
44 Thomas Jefferson University 21 1% $59,762
45 Argosy University-Salt Lake City 21 44% N/A
46 Loma Linda University 20 2% N/A
47 University of La Verne 20 1% $61,696
48 Chapman University 20 1% $73,182
49 Mississippi College 20 2% $34,005
50 Pacific Lutheran University 19 3% $56,784
51 Argosy University-Twin Cities 19 5% $15,204
52 Texas Woman's University 18 0% $20,272
53 Argosy University-Hawaii 18 7% $15,204
54 Southern Connecticut State University 17 1% $26,810
55 Pfeiffer University 17 4% $44,960
56 Mercer University 17 1% $52,488
57 George Fox University 17 2% $50,270
58 University of Georgia 17 0% $26,688
59 Western Michigan University 16 0% $26,009
60 Argosy University-Orange County 16 21% $15,621
61 Fairfield University 15 1% $65,940
62 Long Island University 15 0% $56,283
63 Nyack College 15 3% $40,497
64 Mercy College 15 1% $38,200
65 California Lutheran University 15 1% $61,599
66 Argosy University-Los Angeles 15 15% $15,621
67 Argosy University-San Diego 15 21% N/A
68 Converse College 14 5% $34,230
69 University of Rochester 14 0% $72,721
70 University of Florida 14 0% $21,211
71 University of Maryland-College Park 14 0% $27,146
72 Adler University 14 5% N/A
73 Saint Cloud State University 13 0% $20,991
74 University of Holy Cross 13 6% $32,297
75 University of Houston-Clear Lake 13 1% $23,276
76 University of Central Florida 13 0% $22,548
77 Texas Tech University 13 0% $24,472
78 University of Wisconsin-Stout 13 1% $19,973
79 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine 13 45% N/A
80 Appalachian State University 12 0% $19,194
81 East Carolina University 12 0% $21,672
82 University of Saint Joseph 12 1% $51,901
83 Idaho State University 11 0% $21,548
84 Oklahoma Baptist University 11 3% $41,576
85 Seton Hall University 11 0% $59,670
86 Ponce Health Sciences University 11 8% $13,726
87 Texas A & M University-Central Texas 11 1% N/A
88 Mount Mercy University 10 2% $46,532
89 The King's University 10 8% $16,218
90 Fresno Pacific University 10 1% $46,569
91 Harding University 10 1% $30,671
92 LeTourneau University 10 2% $44,420
93 University of Miami 10 0% $68,460
94 Utah State University 9 0% $20,504
95 Palm Beach Atlantic University 8 1% $48,914
96 Jacksonville University 8 1% $54,868
97 Wheaton College 8 1% $49,300
98 Universidad Central de Bayamon 8 3% $7,764
99 Iona College 8 1% $57,440
100 University of Mobile 8 2% $39,380

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.