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CIP 51.1505 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling.

A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of marriage and family therapy, involving the diagnosis of cognitive, affective, and behavioral domain disorders, both mental and emotional, within the context of marriage and family systems and the application of short- and long-term therapeutic strategies in family group contexts. Includes instruction in psychotherapy, family systems and studies, small group intervention and therapy, marital problems, depression, identification of psychopathologies and behavioral disorders, holistic health care, practice management, applicable regulations, and professional standards and ethics.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.1505. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate10243
2025Master degree1314,049
2025Post-master certificate536
2025Doctorate — research14135
2025Doctorate — professional practice677
2025Doctorate — other17
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate10183
2024Master degree1323,976
2024Post-master certificate578
2024Doctorate — research17160
2024Doctorate — professional practice688
2024Doctorate — other14
2023Bachelor degree11
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate7187
2023Master degree1323,531
2023Post-master certificate530
2023Doctorate — research17112
2023Doctorate — professional practice740
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate8235
2022Master degree1333,269
2022Post-master certificate524
2022Doctorate — research16115
2022Doctorate — professional practice639
2021Associate degree113
2021Bachelor degree23
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate8261
2021Master degree1312,946
2021Post-master certificate839
2021Doctorate — research17115
2021Doctorate — professional practice526
2020Certificate 1–2 years13
2020Bachelor degree29
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate10176
2020Master degree1262,947
2020Post-master certificate633
2020Doctorate — research16113
2020Doctorate — professional practice619

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Institutions with reported graduates

168 institutions

CA · Four-year

Northcentral University ↗

San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit

Postbaccalaureate certificate: 12 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Master degree: 280 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Post-master certificate: 8 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Doctorate — research: 44 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

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