MFT Programs
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Irvine · California

MFT Programs in Irvine, California (2026)

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Irvine is home to 4 accredited MFT programs. This page ranks them on published outcomes rather than reputation, and pairs that with the federal wage figures for the surrounding area.

How are Irvine’s accredited MFT programs ranked?

MFT programs in Irvine are ranked on three things, in descending order of weight: what their graduates achieved, how much of that they published, and where they stand with COAMFTE. None of the three is a local measure, so a program scores identically here and on the California page. Only its neighbors change.

Accredited MFT programs in Irvine, by program score
# Program Level Score Evidence
1 Alliant University - Irvine (MA) Scored 88.7 of 100, with 51.9 of 60 from a record covering 8 completed cohorts and 171 students. Master's 88.7 Full record
2 Alliant University (MA) Scored 84.5 of 100, with 47.6 of 60 from a record covering 7 completed cohorts and 1038 students. Master's 84.5 Full record
3 Alliant University - Irvine (PsyD) Scored 81.1 of 100, with 44.3 of 60 from a record covering 5 completed cohorts and 92 students. Doctoral 81.1 Full record
4 Alliant University (PsyD) Scored 21.8 of 100 on transparency and accreditation standing alone. The 60 points for published results are unearned because this program publishes none, which is a fact about its disclosure and not a measurement of its teaching. Doctoral 21.8 No results published
Scored on published outcomes, transparency and accreditation standing. Each program name links to its full entry on the California ranking.

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What do marriage and family therapists earn around Irvine?

What marriage and family therapists earn around Irvine is not broken out in this release, which happens wherever the survey's sample is too small to report. The California numbers stand in, and are labeled as such rather than presented as local.

Median annual pay for marriage and family therapists, state against nation
Area Median Employment
California, statewide $67,300 34,970 employed
United States $66,940 66,740 employed
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, SOC 21-1013.

Between $46,350 and $130,340 sit eight in ten of the therapists counted here. The gap between those two numbers is larger than the gap between most metropolitan medians, which is why setting matters more than location.

Which other cities in California have accredited MFT programs?

The cities below are where else in California you will find an accredited MFT program. Programs in smaller places appear on the state ranking rather than on a city page, because a city page would have nothing local to add.

Every master's program in California . Every doctoral program in California .

Common questions about MFT programs in Irvine

How many accredited MFT programs are there in Irvine?
What do marriage and family therapists earn in Irvine?
Is a degree from Irvine enough to get licensed?
Why do some programs in Irvine score lower than others?

Where do these figures come from?

These figures come from the COAMFTE directory for what is accredited in Irvine, from each program's own published outcome table for the rates, and from the federal wage survey for pay. The links in the table lead to the first two.

On this page
  1. Programs in Irvine
  2. What the license pays
  3. Elsewhere in the state
  4. Common questions
  5. Sources

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