2025 Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the New England Region
4Colleges in the New England Region
142Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in marriage and family therapy/counseling, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #211 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 142 degrees in marriage and family therapy/counseling annually.
Choosing a Great Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling School
Your choice of marriage and family therapy/counseling school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Rankings by Degree Level
The marriage and family therapy/counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the New England Region.
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Best Schools for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling in the New England Region
The schools below may not offer all types of marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top New England Region Schools in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
It is difficult to beat Fairfield University if you wish to pursue a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fairfield. A Best Colleges rank of #50 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Fairfield U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 20 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent year we have data available.
Cambridge College is a great choice for students interested in a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling. Located in the large city of Boston, Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 60th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 11 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Cambridge College in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in marriage and family therapy/counseling has to check out Southern Connecticut State University. SCSU is a medium-sized public university located in the city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #657 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SCSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 19 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent data year.
51Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Degrees Awarded
Central Connecticut State University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 51 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of marriage and family therapy/counseling school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
