Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Valdosta State University

If you are interested in studying marriage and family therapy/counseling, you may want to check out the program at Valdosta State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and approximately 12,304 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.

VSU Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Degrees Available

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

VSU Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Rankings

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Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Student Demographics at VSU

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

VSU Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling from VSU in 2020-2021, 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. VSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a marriage and family therapy/counseling master's degree from VSU, 65% 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 Valdosta State University with a master's in marriage and family therapy/counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Psychology Professors	420	$75,850
Marriage and Family Therapists	130	$68,470

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 Jadvii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.