Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Grand Canyon University

If you plan to study marriage and family therapy/counseling, take a look at what Grand Canyon University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a total student population of 103,427.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

Grand Canyon University Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at Grand Canyon University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Grand Canyon University does offer online courses in marriage and family therapy/counseling for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Rankings

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Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the marriage and family therapy/counseling majors at Grand Canyon University.

Grand Canyon University Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 29 students who graduated with a master’s in marriage and family therapy/counseling from Grand Canyon University in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in marriage and family therapy/counseling each year. Grand Canyon University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a marriage and family therapy/counseling master's degree from Grand Canyon University, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the marriage and family therapy/counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Canyon University with a master's in marriage and family therapy/counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
• Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Careers That Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Grand Canyon University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Marriage and Family Therapists	1,410	$48,390

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.