Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year.

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.

Syracuse Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Rankings

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There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in marriage and family therapy/counseling, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 15 marriage and family therapy/counseling students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Syracuse, about 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in marriage and family therapy/counseling each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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

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 Syracuse 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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.