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2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 221 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marriage and family therapy/counseling programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the marriage and family therapy/counseling program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree marriage and family therapy/counseling students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 15 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake also made our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO also took the #0 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCO are $17,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCO Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report

#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #5 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Grand Canyon University Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report

#8 in overall quality

Hardin - Simmons University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Hardin - Simmons University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hardin - Simmons, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons University are $14,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma
#9 in overall quality

Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 14 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

OBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma Baptist University are $9,900, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#10 in overall quality

LeTourneau University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree marriage and family therapy/counseling students whose families make $30-$48k list, LETU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at LeTourneau University are $18,630, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Abilene Christian University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 67 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian University are $23,238.

Read full report on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Abilene Christian University

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Belton, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

UMHB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mary Hardin - Baylor are $18,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Mary Hardin - Baylor Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report

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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%.

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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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