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2025 Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Colleges in the Southwest Region
236 Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Degrees Awarded
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #211 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 236 degrees in marriage and family therapy/counseling to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling School

Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region The marriage and family therapy/counseling program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for marriage and family therapy/counseling schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Doctor's Degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling in the Southwest Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
43 Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Degrees Awarded

Grand Canyon University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 43 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

Any student who is interested in marriage and family therapy/counseling has to look into Texas Woman's University. TWU is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Denton. A Best Colleges rank of #573 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TWU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 28 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In TX
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in marriage and family therapy/counseling needs to take a look at Houston Baptist University. HBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston. This university ranks 67th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 6 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at HBU in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
10.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling needs to take a look at Texas Tech University. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were approximately 19 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
45 Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Degrees Awarded

Abilene Christian is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Abilene. A Best Colleges rank of #1345 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Abilene Christian is a great university overall.

There were about 45 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Abilene Christian in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK
30.8% Growth in Graduates

OBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Shawnee. This university ranks 20th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were about 13 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at OBU in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TX
37.5% Growth in Graduates

UMHB is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Belton. This university ranks 86th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 8 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at UMHB in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling from University of Mary Hardin - Baylor

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX

Located in the medium-sized city of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 87th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 12 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at UH Clear Lake in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling from University of Houston - Clear Lake

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AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Chandler. A Best Colleges rank of #622 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means AIU Online is a great university overall.More information about a degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling from American InterContinental University - Online

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public university located in the rural area of Killeen. This university ranks 112th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 9 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Texas A & M University - Central Texas in the most recent data year.

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Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best marriage and family therapy/counseling colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 145
Arizona 670 39
Oklahoma 565 16

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One of 13 majors within the Mental & Social Health Services area of study, Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 1,698
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 979
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 625
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 408
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 313
Clinical/Medical Social Work 291
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 29
Trauma Counseling 10
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 5
Hospice and Palliative Care 3

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