MFT Programs in Manhattan, Kansas (2026): Every Accredited Program

The accredited choice in Manhattan comes down to 2 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 Manhattan’s accredited MFT programs ranked?

Accredited MFT programs in Manhattan are ranked by outcome first. Transparency and accreditation standing adjust the total from there, and because all three are properties of the program itself, being listed under Manhattan rather than Kansas changes no score. The evidence column says how much record each one rests on.

Accredited MFT programs in Manhattan, by program score
#	Program	Level	Score	Evidence
1	Kansas State University (MS) Scored 92.1 of 100, with 54.5 of 60 from a record covering 9 completed cohorts and 113 students.	Master's	92.1	Full record
2	Kansas State University (PhD) Scored 91.2 of 100, with 53.6 of 60 from a record covering 8 completed cohorts and 53 students.	Doctoral	91.2	Full record

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

What do marriage and family therapists earn around Manhattan?

Marriage and family therapists around Manhattan have no separately published figure, so the numbers below are for Kansas as a whole. Metropolitan figures appear only where the survey has enough responses, and nothing is estimated in their place.

Median annual pay for marriage and family therapists, state against nation
Area	Median	Employment
Kansas, statewide	$68,710	190 employed
United States	$66,940	66,740 employed

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

Between $46,930 and $101,750 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 Kansas have accredited MFT programs?

Other cities in Kansas with an accredited MFT program of their own are below. The state ranking covers every accredited program in Kansas, including those in towns too small for the wage survey to report separately.

Wichita 1 program

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

Common questions about MFT programs in Manhattan

How many accredited MFT programs are there in Manhattan?

Manhattan's accredited MFT programs are 2 in number, at master's and doctoral level, all of them accredited by COAMFTE. That is the accreditation state licensing boards look for, and no other body offers it in this field.

What do marriage and family therapists earn in Manhattan?

Manhattan has no metropolitan wage row in this release, so the Kansas median of $68,710 is what stands here. Smaller areas are withheld to protect the confidentiality of the employers surveyed, not because nobody works there.

Is a degree from Manhattan enough to get licensed?

A degree from Manhattan is accepted by the Kansas board as the educational qualification, which is one of three. The other two, supervised practice and the national examination, come after graduation and are where most of the calendar goes.

Why do some programs in Manhattan score lower than others?

Because the score measures what is on the record. A program with few completed cohorts disclosed scores below one with many, and that is a fact about its publishing rather than a judgment of its teaching. The evidence column distinguishes them.

Where do these figures come from?

These figures come from the accreditor, the programs and the federal government, in that order of use. COAMFTE's directory fixes what counts as accredited in Manhattan; each program's own disclosure fixes its rates; the wage survey fixes the pay. Nothing is modeled in between.