by our College Data Analytics TeamMarriage and Family Therapy/Counseling is a concentration offered under the mental and social health services major at Walden University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in marriage and family therapy/counseling, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Walden University was $715 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,272 | $10,272 |
| Fees | $444 | $444 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Walden University offers online option in its marriage and family therapy/counseling master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Walden University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.0% of the marriage and family therapy/counseling students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 84.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling at Walden University in 2019-2020, 50.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 17 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to marriage and family therapy/counseling.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | 2 |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 356 |
View All Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Related Majors >
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.