MFT Programs in St. Paul, Minnesota (2026): Every Accredited Program

The accredited choice in St. Paul comes down to one program. This page takes the outcomes it has published, scores it on those, and sets the result against what marriage and family therapists actually earn around the city.

How are St. Paul’s accredited MFT programs ranked?

Ranking the accredited MFT programs in St. Paul uses nothing local. Outcomes carry the most weight, transparency next, accreditation standing last, and a program's number is the same wherever it appears in Minnesota. Only rank changes with the company it keeps. The links lead to the cohort-by-cohort detail.

Accredited MFT programs in St. Paul, by program score
#	Program	Level	Score	Evidence
1	University of Minnesota (PhD) A score of 20.2 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.	Doctoral	20.2	No results published

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 St. Paul?

Marriage and family therapists near St. Paul are counted by the survey as part of Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 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
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.

From $56,920 at the tenth percentile to $103,560 at the ninetieth, the distribution is wide enough that the median alone will mislead you. Which end you sit at depends chiefly on who employs you.

Which other cities in Minnesota have accredited MFT programs?

The cities below are where else in Minnesota you will find an accredited MFT program. Programs in smaller places appear on the state ranking rather than on a city page, because a city page would have nothing local to add.

Minneapolis 2 programs

Every doctoral program in Minnesota .

Common questions about MFT programs in St. Paul

How many accredited MFT programs are there in St. Paul?

Accredited MFT programs in St. Paul come to 1, at doctoral level. COAMFTE accredits every one of them, and it is the only accreditor in the field, so there is no second standard to compare them against.

What do marriage and family therapists earn in St. Paul?

$73,370 is what the survey reports as the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI median, with the national median at $66,940. The number is an observation about the local market, not a placement rate any program on this page has published.

Is a degree from St. Paul enough to get licensed?

A degree is one requirement of several. The Minnesota board also sets supervised clinical hours to complete after graduation and requires a passing score on the national examination. Rules differ by state, so check with the board you intend to practice under, especially if that is not Minnesota.

Why do some programs in St. Paul 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?

These figures come from one of three places: COAMFTE, a program's own disclosure (University of Minnesota included), or the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The scores are computed from those inputs and from nothing else, and the methodology page shows the arithmetic.