The accredited choice in Fort Lauderdale comes down to 3 programs. This page takes the outcomes they have published, scores them on those, and sets the result against what marriage and family therapists actually earn around the city.
How are Fort Lauderdale’s accredited MFT programs ranked?
Fort Lauderdale's accredited MFT programs are ranked on the composite the Florida 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 | Nova Southeastern University (MS) Scored 92.6 of 100, with 55.1 of 60 from a record covering 8 completed cohorts and 487 students. | Master's | 92.6 | Full record |
| 2 | Nova Southeastern University (PhD) Scored 90.4 of 100, with 52.3 of 60 from a record covering 3 completed cohorts and 67 students. | Doctoral | 90.4 | Full record |
| 3 | Nova Southeastern University (DMFT) 23.1 of 100. The program forfeits the 60 points attached to published results by not publishing any, and keeps what transparency and standing earn it. | Doctoral | 23.1 | No results published |
What do marriage and family therapists earn around Fort Lauderdale?
Marriage and family therapists in and around Fort Lauderdale are surveyed as Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, one labor market for these purposes. The figures describe everyone doing the work there, not the people who graduated from the programs above.
Earnings run from roughly $40,850 to $115,060 across the tenth to ninetieth percentiles. Supervised pre-license work clusters low in that band, and independent practice high in it.
At 0.14 times the national rate per job, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area is thinner in this work than most. How many posts exist is a different question from what they pay.
Which other cities in Florida have accredited MFT programs?
The other cities in Florida 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 Florida . Every doctoral program in Florida .
Common questions about MFT programs in Fort Lauderdale
How many accredited MFT programs are there in Fort Lauderdale?
What do marriage and family therapists earn in Fort Lauderdale?
Is a degree from Fort Lauderdale enough to get licensed?
Why do some programs in Fort Lauderdale 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, Nova Southeastern University, Nova Southeastern University and Nova Southeastern University among them, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the wage series. Each claim links to the one behind it.