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.

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	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	36	2%	$47,290
18	Syracuse University	36	1%	$70,636
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	Regis University	29	1%	$53,192
23	Notre Dame de Namur University	29	6%	$56,288
24	Northwestern University	28	0%	$74,649
25	Antioch University-Seattle	28	17%	N/A
26	Trevecca Nazarene University	27	4%	$39,484
27	Grand Canyon University	27	0%	$32,100
28	California State University-Dominguez Hills	27	1%	$23,722
29	University of San Diego	26	1%	$67,498
30	Edgewood College	26	4%	$44,216
31	Central Connecticut State University	26	1%	$25,869
32	Argosy University-Inland Empire	26	25%	N/A
33	University of Oregon	25	0%	$27,366
34	University of Akron Main Campus	24	1%	$27,279
35	La Salle University	24	2%	$47,110
36	Drexel University	24	0%	$70,223
37	Loyola Marymount University	24	1%	$67,369
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	Whitworth University	21	3%	$59,350
43	Thomas Jefferson University	21	1%	$59,762
44	Argosy University-Salt Lake City	21	44%	N/A
45	Seattle Pacific University	21	2%	$58,794
46	Mississippi College	20	2%	$34,005
47	Chapman University	20	1%	$73,182
48	University of La Verne	20	1%	$61,696
49	Loma Linda University	20	2%	N/A
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	George Fox University	17	2%	$50,270
55	University of Georgia	17	0%	$26,688
56	Southern Connecticut State University	17	1%	$26,810
57	Pfeiffer University	17	4%	$44,960
58	Mercer University	17	1%	$52,488
59	Argosy University-Orange County	16	21%	$15,621
60	Western Michigan University	16	0%	$26,009
61	Argosy University-Los Angeles	15	15%	$15,621
62	Nyack College	15	3%	$40,497
63	Fairfield University	15	1%	$65,940
64	California Lutheran University	15	1%	$61,599
65	Long Island University	15	0%	$56,283
66	Mercy College	15	1%	$38,200
67	Argosy University-San Diego	15	21%	N/A
68	University of Maryland-College Park	14	0%	$27,146
69	Adler University	14	5%	N/A
70	Converse College	14	5%	$34,230
71	University of Florida	14	0%	$21,211
72	University of Rochester	14	0%	$72,721
73	University of Holy Cross	13	6%	$32,297
74	University of Houston-Clear Lake	13	1%	$23,276
75	University of Wisconsin-Stout	13	1%	$19,973
76	Texas Tech University	13	0%	$24,472
77	Saint Cloud State University	13	0%	$20,991
78	The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine	13	45%	N/A
79	University of Central Florida	13	0%	$22,548
80	University of Saint Joseph	12	1%	$51,901
81	Appalachian State University	12	0%	$19,194
82	East Carolina University	12	0%	$21,672
83	Texas A & M University-Central Texas	11	1%	N/A
84	Oklahoma Baptist University	11	3%	$41,576
85	Idaho State University	11	0%	$21,548
86	Ponce Health Sciences University	11	8%	$13,726
87	Seton Hall University	11	0%	$59,670
88	Fresno Pacific University	10	1%	$46,569
89	Harding University	10	1%	$30,671
90	The King's University	10	8%	$16,218
91	LeTourneau University	10	2%	$44,420
92	Mount Mercy University	10	2%	$46,532
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	Johnson University Florida	8	21%	$26,718
98	Wheaton College	8	1%	$49,300
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.