2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Plains States region, there were 475 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 6 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 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.

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 Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #1 spot on the list. SLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$10,870 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Mercy University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mount Mercy University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 2 doctorate’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Mount Mercy also took the #2 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Mercy University are $10,870, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling (Income $75-$110k)

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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