2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,308 people earned their degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling, making the major the 203rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 247 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marriage and family therapy/counseling programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the marriage and family therapy/counseling program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 7 doctorate’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s marriage and family therapy/counseling students in 2019-2020.

TWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree marriage and family therapy/counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report

#4

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$19,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Mary’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. St. Mary’s University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s University are $19,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full St. Mary’s Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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