Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444.

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.

Hofstra Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Degrees Available

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

Hofstra Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Rankings

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Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 marriage and family therapy/counseling majors earned their master's degree from Hofstra. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in marriage and family therapy/counseling each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a marriage and family therapy/counseling master's degree from Hofstra, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Related Majors

• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
• 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Marriage and Family Therapists	970	$49,420

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
• Image Credit: By Dan14641 under License

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