Marriage and family therapy is taught under accreditation at 6 institutions in San Diego. Each is judged here on what it has disclosed about its own graduates rather than on reputation, and the local wage figures follow.
How are San Diego’s accredited MFT programs ranked?
San Diego's accredited MFT programs are ranked on the composite the California ranking uses: published outcomes first, then transparency, then accreditation standing. The score belongs to the program, so it reads the same on both pages and only the position moves, this field being smaller. Each name links to the full entry.
| # | Program | Level | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alliant University - San Diego (MA) Scored 86 of 100, with 49.1 of 60 from a record covering 8 completed cohorts and 375 students. | Master's | 86 | Full record |
| 2 | National University (PhD) Scored 73.9 of 100, with 36.8 of 60 from a record covering 4 completed cohorts and 454 students. | Doctoral | 73.9 | Full record |
| 3 | National University (MA) Scored 71 of 100, with 38.3 of 60 from a record covering 5 completed cohorts and 3964 students. | Master's | 71 | Full record |
| 4 | Alliant University - San Diego (PsyD) Scored 67.3 of 100, with 30.5 of 60 from a record covering 5 completed cohorts and 105 students. | Doctoral | 67.3 | Full record |
| 5 | San Diego State University (MS) 20.7 of 100. The program forfeits the 60 points attached to published results by not publishing any, and keeps what transparency and standing earn it. | Master's | 20.7 | No results published |
| 6 | University of San Diego (MA) Scored 20.7 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. | Master's | 20.7 | No results published |
What do marriage and family therapists earn around San Diego?
Earnings for marriage and family therapists around San Diego come from the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA figures, which is as local as the federal survey goes for this occupation. Everyone licensed and working in the area is in the count, whatever program they came from.
The middle eighty per cent of this workforce falls between $42,430 and $109,200. A range that wide is the normal shape of an occupation split between salaried agency posts and fee-charging practices.
Every job in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area is 8.10 times as likely to be this one as it would be nationally. That governs how many openings you will see advertised, and says nothing about the rate attached to them.
Which other cities in California have accredited MFT programs?
The other cities in California with an accredited MFT program are these, and the full state ranking goes wider still, covering every accredited program wherever it sits.
Every master's program in California . Every doctoral program in California .
Common questions about MFT programs in San Diego
How many accredited MFT programs are there in San Diego?
What do marriage and family therapists earn in San Diego?
Is a degree from San Diego enough to get licensed?
Why do some programs in San Diego score lower than others?
Where do these figures come from?
These figures come from documents anyone can open. COAMFTE publishes the directory, each program publishes its own graduate achievement table, Alliant University - San Diego, National University and National University among them, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the wage series. Each claim links to the one behind it.