Chicago is home to 2 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 Chicago’s accredited MFT programs ranked?
The accredited MFT programs in Chicago are ranked by the same composite applied across Illinois, weighting published outcomes most heavily, then transparency, then standing with the accreditor. Because the number is a property of the program rather than of the list, it matches what the state page shows. Follow a name for the record behind it.
| # | Program | Level | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adler University (MA) A score of 19.5 out of 100 with the outcomes component empty. Read it as the ceiling for a program that has not disclosed, not as a verdict on how it teaches. | Master's | 19.5 | No results published |
| 2 | Adler University (PhD) 19.5 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 | 19.5 | No results published |
What do marriage and family therapists earn around Chicago?
Earnings for marriage and family therapists around Chicago come from the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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.
Between $51,540 and $108,300 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.
Per job in the area, this occupation appears at 0.34 times its national rate. Concentration and pay are separate things: a dense market can pay modestly, a thin one well.
Which other cities in Illinois have accredited MFT programs?
Illinois has accredited MFT programs in other cities too, listed here. For the complete picture, including programs in places the wage survey does not break out, the state ranking holds all of them.
Every master's program in Illinois . Every doctoral program in Illinois .
Common questions about MFT programs in Chicago
How many accredited MFT programs are there in Chicago?
What do marriage and family therapists earn in Chicago?
Is a degree from Chicago enough to get licensed?
Why do some programs in Chicago score lower than others?
Where do these figures come from?
These figures come from three places. Accreditation and location come from the COAMFTE directory; graduation, job placement and licensure rates come from each program's own graduate achievement disclosure, including Adler University and Adler University; and wages come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Every figure links to the document it came from.