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	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.