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by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling is the 211th most popular major in the country with 3,683 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 158 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 143 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling. That schools that top this list have a program in marriage and family therapy/counseling in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree marriage and family therapy/counseling students.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nyack College landed the #2 spot on the list. Nyack is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 6 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Medaille College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Medaille College Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iona College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Iona College is located in New Rochelle, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend La Salle University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. La Salle University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Thomas Jefferson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Thomas Jefferson University
Manhattan College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Riverdale, New York 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 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Manhattan Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report
Lancaster Bible College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lancaster Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Lancaster Bible College Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report
Kean University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Mercy College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Dobbs Ferry, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #11, LIU Post did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hofstra University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Hofstra is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hempstead, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Hofstra University
Seton Hill University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Greensburg, Pennsylvania 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 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Seton Hill University Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report
With a ranking of #14, University of Rochester did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #15, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Drexel University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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The College of New Jersey came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Ewing, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at TCNJ
With a ranking of #18, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Maryland - College Park is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Seton Hall University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Seton Hall University is located in South Orange, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Duquesne University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Fordham University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #21. Fordham University is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 0 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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