MFT Programs in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2026): Every Accredited Program

Marriage and family therapy is taught under accreditation at 2 institutions in Minneapolis. Each is judged here on what it has disclosed about its own graduates rather than on reputation, and the local wage figures follow.

How are Minneapolis’s accredited MFT programs ranked?

The accredited MFT programs in Minneapolis are ranked by the same composite applied across Minnesota, 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.

Accredited MFT programs in Minneapolis, by program score
#	Program	Level	Score	Evidence
1	Capella University (MS) Scored 88.4 of 100, with 49.5 of 60 from a record covering 7 completed cohorts and 3340 students.	Master's	88.4	Full record
2	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (MA) Scored 87.1 of 100, with 50.9 of 60 from a record covering 7 completed cohorts and 470 students.	Master's	87.1	Full record

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

What do marriage and family therapists earn around Minneapolis?

What marriage and family therapists earn around Minneapolis is published for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI rather than for the city alone, because that is the level the federal survey reports. The figures cover everyone holding the license in that area rather than any one program's graduates.

Median annual pay for marriage and family therapists, metro against state and nation
Area	Median	Employment
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$73,370	headcount not published
Minnesota, statewide	$72,470	4,870 employed
United States	$66,940	66,740 employed

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

The middle eighty per cent of this workforce falls between $56,920 and $103,560. A range that wide is the normal shape of an occupation split between salaried agency posts and fee-charging practices.

Which other cities in Minnesota have accredited MFT programs?

Other cities in Minnesota hold accredited MFT programs too. What follows links to each, and the state ranking behind them lists every accredited program in Minnesota without regard to where it sits.

St. Paul 1 program

Every master's program in Minnesota .

Common questions about MFT programs in Minneapolis

How many accredited MFT programs are there in Minneapolis?

Minneapolis holds 2 accredited programs, spread across master's level. All are accredited by COAMFTE, the only body that accredits marriage and family therapy programs, and the one state boards normally require.

What do marriage and family therapists earn in Minneapolis?

Median earnings for this occupation around Minneapolis stand at $73,370, next to $72,470 for Minnesota. A graduate entering supervised practice should expect the lower part of the range rather than the middle of it.

Is a degree from Minneapolis enough to get licensed?

Being licensed in Minnesota takes the degree plus what follows it: supervised clinical hours logged under an approved supervisor, then the examination. If you mean to practice in another state, read that state's rules before enrolling rather than after.

Why do some programs in Minneapolis score lower than others?

Programs that score lower here have generally disclosed less, not achieved less. The model cannot credit an outcome nobody published, and it does not estimate one, so a thin record reads as a lower total.

Where do these figures come from?

These figures come from three independent records rather than from one compiled list: the accreditor's directory, the programs' own outcome disclosures, and the federal wage survey. Keeping them separate is what makes each one checkable.