MFT Programs in Rochester, New York (2026): Every Accredited Program

Marriage and family therapy is taught under accreditation at one institution in Rochester. 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 Rochester’s accredited MFT programs ranked?

MFT programs in Rochester are ranked on three things, in descending order of weight: what their graduates achieved, how much of that they published, and where they stand with COAMFTE. None of the three is a local measure, so a program scores identically here and on the New York page. Only its neighbors change.

Accredited MFT programs in Rochester, by program score
#	Program	Level	Score	Evidence
1	University of Rochester (MS) Scored 94.7 of 100, with 56.2 of 60 from a record covering 9 completed cohorts and 109 students.	Master's	94.7	Full record

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

What do marriage and family therapists earn around Rochester?

The pay marriage and family therapists take around Rochester is reported at the metropolitan level, Rochester, NY, because the survey publishes no city figure for this occupation. What follows covers the whole licensed workforce there.

Median annual pay for marriage and family therapists, metro against state and nation
Area	Median	Employment
Rochester, NY	$63,800	60 employed
New York, statewide	$64,430	770 employed
United States	$66,940	66,740 employed

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

A tenth of the workforce here earns under $49,080 and a tenth over $76,450. That spread is driven more by employer type than by years served.

Every job in the Rochester, NY area is 0.27 times as likely to be this one as it would be nationally. That governs how many openings you will see advertised, and says nothing about the rate attached to them.

Which other cities in New York have accredited MFT programs?

Elsewhere in New York, accredited MFT programs are based in the cities listed here. The state ranking is the place to see all of them in one order rather than split by city.

Syracuse 3 programs

Every master's program in New York .

Common questions about MFT programs in Rochester

How many accredited MFT programs are there in Rochester?

Rochester has 1 COAMFTE-accredited program, at master's level. COAMFTE is the only programmatic accreditor for marriage and family therapy, and its accreditation is what state boards generally look for in a degree.

What do marriage and family therapists earn in Rochester?

The current release puts the Rochester, NY median at $63,800, 5% below the national figure. It counts everyone working in the occupation locally, at every stage of licensure and in every setting.

Is a degree from Rochester enough to get licensed?

Licensure runs through the New York board rather than through the program, so the degree qualifies you to begin accruing hours rather than to practice. Plan for the supervised period and the examination as part of the total time.

Why do some programs in Rochester 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 Rochester; each program's own disclosure fixes its rates; the wage survey fixes the pay. Nothing is modeled in between.