MFT Programs in Saint Louis, Missouri (2026): Every Accredited Program

The accredited choice in Saint Louis 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 Saint Louis’s accredited MFT programs ranked?

The ranking of Saint Louis's accredited MFT programs rests on published outcomes above all, with transparency and accreditation standing behind them. That makes the score portable: the same figure appears on the Missouri ranking, where the program sits in a longer list. Names link through to the evidence.

Accredited MFT programs in Saint Louis, by program score
#	Program	Level	Score	Evidence
1	Saint Louis University (MA) Scored 94.5 of 100, with 58.3 of 60 from a record covering 4 completed cohorts and 21 students.	Master's	94.5	Full record
2	Saint Louis University (PhD) Scored 76.4 of 100. Its published 67 rests on 1 completed cohort, too few to take at face value, so it is pulled toward the 81.3 field median before being weighted.	Doctoral	76.4	Partial record

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

What do marriage and family therapists earn around Saint Louis?

Pay for marriage and family therapists around Saint Louis is reported statewide rather than locally. The survey withholds a metropolitan figure where its sample is thin, so Missouri is the closest published reading and is named as such.

Median annual pay for marriage and family therapists, state against nation
Area	Median	Employment
Missouri, statewide	$60,440	390 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 $41,930 and $109,200. A range that wide is the normal shape of an occupation split between salaried agency posts and fee-charging practices.

Common questions about MFT programs in Saint Louis

How many accredited MFT programs are there in Saint Louis?

The accredited MFT programs in Saint Louis number 2, covering master's and doctoral level. Accreditation here means COAMFTE, the sole programmatic accreditor in this field and the standard most boards assess a degree against.

What do marriage and family therapists earn in Saint Louis?

What the occupation pays in Saint Louis is not separately published; Missouri reports a median of $60,440. That state figure is used here as it stands, with its scope named, in preference to an estimate nobody could check.

Is a degree from Saint Louis enough to get licensed?

A degree from Saint Louis gets you to the starting line. The Missouri board licenses on three things together: the qualifying degree, a stretch of supervised post-graduate practice, and the examination. Missing any one leaves you unlicensed.

Why do some programs in Saint Louis 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 documents anyone can open. COAMFTE publishes the directory, each program publishes its own graduate achievement table, Saint Louis University and Saint Louis University among them, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the wage series. Each claim links to the one behind it.