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2026 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in Minnesota

[Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/marriage-and-family-therapy-counseling/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for marriage and family therapy/counseling students.

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• Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in Minnesota

2026 Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools in Minnesota

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in marriage and family therapy/counseling, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools

1

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

$14,400 In-State Tuition & Fees

$35,998 Avg Student Debt

$42,189 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in marriage and family therapy/counseling, no school beat Capella University this year. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a very large private for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $14,400. Typical student debt for marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates is $35,998. Early-career marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates make about $47,787. Set against $35,998 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

2

Saint Marys University Of Minnesota
Winona, MN

$45,080 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,081 Avg Student Debt

$58,170 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in marriage and family therapy/counseling will find it at Saint Marys University Of Minnesota, which ranked #2. Located in the town of Winona, Saint Marys University Of Minnesota is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $45,080. Marriage And Family Therapy/counseling graduates carry a median of $27,081 in student loans. Early-career marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates make about $50,065. That is a strong return on a $27,081 median debt. The acceptance rate is 93%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.