MFT Programs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (2026): Every Accredited Program

Accredited training in marriage and family therapy runs through a single program in Cedar Rapids. What follows scores it on disclosed graduate outcomes, and says plainly what the license is worth once you hold it here.

How are Cedar Rapids’s accredited MFT programs ranked?

MFT programs in Cedar Rapids 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 Iowa page. Only its neighbors change.

Accredited MFT programs in Cedar Rapids, by program score
#	Program	Level	Score	Evidence
1	Mount Mercy University (MA) Scored 87 of 100, with 49.5 of 60 from a record covering 8 completed cohorts and 264 students.	Master's	87	Full record

Scored on published outcomes, transparency and accreditation standing. Each program name links to its full entry on the Iowa ranking.

What do marriage and family therapists earn around Cedar Rapids?

Marriage and family therapists near Cedar Rapids are counted by the survey as part of Cedar Rapids, IA, and the pay below is that area's. It describes the whole workforce there rather than the output of the programs listed above.

Median annual pay for marriage and family therapists, metro against state and nation
Area	Median	Employment
Cedar Rapids, IA	$66,300	50 employed
Iowa, statewide	$67,180	240 employed
United States	$66,940	66,740 employed

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, SOC 21-1013.

The spread behind that median runs from about $49,460 at the tenth percentile to $92,660 at the ninetieth. Where you land in it is decided mostly by setting and by whether you are fully licensed.

At 0.91 times the national rate per job, the Cedar Rapids, IA area is about typical for this work. How many posts exist is a different question from what they pay.

Common questions about MFT programs in Cedar Rapids

How many accredited MFT programs are there in Cedar Rapids?

There is 1 COAMFTE-accredited MFT program in Cedar Rapids, at master's level. Programs without that accreditation exist in the city and are not counted here, because state boards treat the two differently.

What do marriage and family therapists earn in Cedar Rapids?

Median earnings for this occupation around Cedar Rapids stand at $66,300, next to $67,180 for Iowa. A graduate entering supervised practice should expect the lower part of the range rather than the middle of it.

Is a degree from Cedar Rapids enough to get licensed?

The degree is the first step rather than the whole of it. The Iowa board then asks for a period of supervised practice measured in hours, plus the national examination, before it licenses anyone. Every state sets its own terms, so confirm them before you enroll.

Why do some programs in Cedar Rapids score lower than others?

A lower position most often marks a shorter disclosure history. Where a program's own outcomes are strong but few, the evidence column says so, and that is the thing to read rather than the rank.

Where do these figures come from?

The figures on this page come from records their subjects publish themselves. What is accredited here is COAMFTE's record; what each program achieved is that program's own disclosure, which accreditation obliges it to publish, Mount Mercy University included; what the work pays is the federal survey. None of it is our estimate.