3 accredited MFT programs sit in Kansas at master's level, and every one of them is ranked below. One score covers all of them, combining published outcomes with disclosure and accreditation standing.
Every accredited master's MFT program in Kansas, ranked
All 3 of Kansas’s accredited master's MFT programs carry a score out of 100. Three have a full published record behind their outcomes component.
- #1
Kansas State University (MS)
Manhattan, KS
92.1
program score
Campus-basedMaster's2.5 yearsAccredited since January 1, 19839 scored cohortsWhat Kansas State University publishes about its graduates, against the median for comparable programs - Finish on time86.1%typical is 76.1%
- Working in the field95%typical is 95%
- Reached licensure94.3%typical is 81.6%
From 9 completed cohorts the program published itself. The mark on each bar is the median for comparable programs.
Where it leads in Kansas
Kansas carries less of this work per head than most states, at a median of $68,710, so it is worth asking the program where its graduates end up. The surveyed headcount behind that is small, so read it as indicative rather than firm.
What to know about it
Kansas State University has held accreditation on this degree since 1983. Taking the last cohort with complete figures, its 2023-2024 intake of 15: 73% finished on time, 80% found relevant work. Graduates reaching a license has fallen over the window, 100% to 92.3%, which is worth a question. Intake has grown across the window, from about 9 a cohort to 14. Three of the programs ranked here are in Kansas, and this is one of them. Applicants are told the GRE is not required. Next accreditation review falls in 2029. Six or more completed cohorts is enough history to trust the pattern rather than the latest year.
Why it sits here Scored 92.1 of 100, with 54.5 of 60 from a record covering 9 completed cohorts and 113 students.
Cohort by cohort
Cohort Admitted Graduated Placed Licensed 2024-2025 13 in process in process in process 2023-2024 15 73% 80% in process 2022-2023 14 93% 100% in process 2021-2022 14 86% 100% 86% 2020-2021 12 92% 100% 91% 2019-2020 9 89% 100% 100% Kansas State University program page Its published outcome table
Score breakdown
- Outcomes 54.5/6090.9 across 9 completed cohorts
- Transparency 25/25publishes 9 completed cohorts at the address COAMFTE lists
- Standing 12.5/15accredited without conditions, current term runs to 2029-05
113 students admitted since 2015
- #2
Friends University - Kansas City (MS)
Overland Park, KS
88.5
program score
Blended or hybridMaster's9 scored cohortsWhat Friends University - Kansas City publishes about its graduates, against the median for comparable programs - Finish on time74.8%typical is 76.1%
- Working in the field93%typical is 95%
- Reached licensure80.2%typical is 81.6%
From 9 completed cohorts the program published itself. The mark on each bar is the median for comparable programs.
Where it leads in Kansas
Kansas carries less of this work per head than most states, at a median of $68,710, so it is worth asking the program where its graduates end up. The surveyed headcount behind that is small, so read it as indicative rather than firm.
What to know about it
The record here rests on cohorts of about 35 students. Graduates reaching a license has fallen over the window, 88% to 74%, which is worth a question. Direction of travel is the worry, falling from 80.1% in the earlier cohorts to 70.9% in the later ones. Intake has grown across the window, from about 24 a cohort to 35. Three of the programs ranked here are in Kansas, and this is one of them. Disclosure runs deeper than most, 9 cohorts complete out of 10 published. Six or more completed cohorts is enough history to trust the pattern rather than the latest year.
Why it sits here Scored 88.5 of 100, with 49.4 of 60 from a record covering 9 completed cohorts and 289 students.
Cohort by cohort
Cohort Admitted Graduated Placed Licensed 2024-2025 39 in process in process in process 2023-2024 38 63.2% 90.5% 56.7% 2022-2023 29 75.9% 100% 72.7% 2021-2022 32 71.9% 95.5% 83.3% 2020-2021 29 72.4% 90.5% 83.3% 2019-2020 27 77.8% 83.3% 86.4% Friends University - Kansas City program page Its published outcome table
Score breakdown
- Outcomes 49.4/6082.3 across 9 completed cohorts
- Transparency 25/25publishes 9 completed cohorts at the address COAMFTE lists
- Standing 14.2/15accredited without conditions, current term runs to 2032-11
289 students admitted since 2015
- #3 Accredited with stipulations
Friends University (MS)
Wichita, KS
84.9
program score
Campus-basedMaster's9 scored cohortsWhat Friends University publishes about its graduates, against the median for comparable programs - Finish on time76.1%typical is 76.1%
- Working in the field97.1%typical is 95%
- Reached licensure81.6%typical is 81.6%
From 9 completed cohorts the program published itself. The mark on each bar is the median for comparable programs.
Where it leads in Kansas
This is a quieter market than most: Kansas sits in the bottom quarter of states for jobs per head, paying a median of $68,710. The surveyed headcount behind that is small, so read it as indicative rather than firm.
What to know about it
The record here rests on cohorts of about 32 students. Individual years swing hard, though, from 58.8% in 2023-2024 to 88.2% in 2019-2020, so the average is doing some hiding. Placement has softened, from 100% in the earlier cohorts to 93.2% in the later ones. Direction of travel is the worry, falling from 79.5% in the earlier cohorts to 69.7% in the later ones. Finishing is the hard part here rather than getting hired: 76.1% graduate on time, and 97.1% of those who do find relevant work. Kansas carries fewer of these jobs per head than the country as a whole, so ask this program where its graduates actually end up working. Next accreditation review falls in 2032. Stipulations are on file, meaning a fixed window to correct something. License eligibility is unaffected, and it is a fair question at interview.
Why it sits here Scored 84.9 of 100, with 50.8 of 60 from a record covering 9 completed cohorts and 328 students.
Cohort by cohort
Cohort Admitted Graduated Placed Licensed 2024-2025 31 in process in process in process 2023-2024 34 58.8% 100% 91.7% 2022-2023 32 68.8% 72.7% 100% 2021-2022 32 84.4% 100% 72.4% 2020-2021 33 66.7% 100% 73.1% 2019-2020 34 88.2% 100% 71% Score breakdown
- Outcomes 50.8/6084.6 across 9 completed cohorts
- Transparency 25/25publishes 9 completed cohorts at the address COAMFTE lists
- Standing 9.1/15accredited with stipulations, current term runs to 2032-11
328 students admitted since 2015
How is this ranking of Kansas MFT programs ordered?
This ranking of Kansas MFT programs is ordered on published results, and every accredited master's program in the state publishes them, which is not true of most states, so every score below carries its outcomes component in full. Every program is marked out of 100 on the same three things: what its graduates achieved (60 points), whether it published that at the address the accreditor lists (25), and the standing of its accreditation (15).
The distinction matters: a program scoring low for publishing nothing has not been judged on its teaching, because there is nothing to judge it on. No figure is estimated in its place. What has been marked is a disclosure obligation that comes with the accreditation, and the card says as much.
The methodology covers how each factor is weighted and why the field is not scored on anything else.
What do marriage and family therapists earn in Kansas?
Marriage and family therapists in Kansas earn a median of $68,710, against $66,940 nationally, on Bureau of Labor Statistics figures for May 2025. That is $1,770 above the national figure , and 14th highest of the 45 states that publish one. The range runs from about $46,930 at the tenth percentile to $101,750 at the ninetieth.
The state employs 190 of them, which is 0.30 times the national rate per head of population. That headcount is small enough that the wage figure rests on relatively few responses, so treat it as indicative rather than firm. For how that compares with the rest of the country, see the salary page.
How do you get licensed as an MFT in Kansas?
You get licensed as an MFT in Kansas by earning a qualifying master's degree first, and the three accredited programs above are the in-state ways to get one. Beyond the degree, Kansas's specific requirements for supervised hours and coursework belong to its state licensing board, and repeating them here would mean publishing numbers that go out of date quietly and are acted on expensively.
What accreditation buys is a shorter conversation with the state board, which is why all three master's MFT programs listed here are accredited and no unaccredited one appears. Worth weighing alongside it: Kansas carries fewer of these jobs per head than the country as a whole, at 0.30 times the national rate, so ask the programs above where their graduates actually end up.
Two things are worth asking the Kansas state board directly before you commit: how many supervised hours it requires, and whether it accepts hours accrued in another state. Programs answer both questions confidently and are not the authority on either.
The career page walks the same route in order, and the methodology sets out how the programs above were scored.
MFT programs in Kansas by city
2 cities in Kansas have a page of their own, each covering the programs based there and what the job pays in that metropolitan area rather than statewide. Programs in the rest of the state are on this page and nowhere else.
Where else can you study if Kansas does not have what you want?
Where else you can study is worth knowing even though Kansas gives you enough to choose between, with three accredited programs in state.
The nearest alternatives with accredited master's MFT programs are Illinois (five), Indiana (four), Iowa (one). 17 states have no accredited programs at this level at all, which is the gap the accredited distance programs exist to fill.
If moving is off the table, the online and hybrid master's ranking is the page to read next.
Every scored program at this level, 59 of them, sits on the national ranking.
Cities near Kansas with their own page
These sit elsewhere in the midwest, and each has a page covering the programs based there and what the job pays in that metropolitan area rather than statewide.
Common questions about MFT programs in Kansas
How many accredited master's MFT programs are in Kansas?
Can you get licensed as an MFT in Kansas with an online degree?
What do marriage and family therapists earn in Kansas?
Should you study in Kansas or move for a program?
Where do these figures come from?
These figures come from documents anyone can open and check, which is the point of listing them: the accreditor's directory, the programs' own disclosures, and the federal wage tables.
- COAMFTE Directory of Accredited Programs Accredited programs in Kansas, their level, city and status. Read 2026-08-21.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release, SOC 21-1013, all Kansas postholders.
- Ranking methodology The three factors, their weights, and the eligibility floor.
Show all 3 program pages cited
Kansas State University (MS) Friends University (MS) Friends University - Kansas City (MS)