Oregon has two accredited master's MFT programs and this page puts all of them in order, including the ones that publish nothing. Each carries a score out of 100 built from published results, from whether those results were published at all, and from the standing of its accreditation.
Every accredited master's MFT program in Oregon, ranked
All 2 of Oregon’s accredited master's MFT programs carry a score out of 100. Two have a full published record behind their outcomes component.
- #1
Lewis and Clark College (MCFT)
Portland, OR
91.7
program score
Campus-basedMaster's8 scored cohortsWhat Lewis and Clark College publishes about its graduates, against the median for comparable programs - Finish on time85.9%typical is 89.2%
- Working in the field93.7%typical is 94%
- Reached licensure92.3%typical is 86.1%
From 8 completed cohorts the program published itself. The mark on each bar is the median for comparable programs.
Where it leads in Oregon
The market here is better supplied than the median state, at a median wage of $91,520. The range behind that runs from about $60,060 to $165,190, and where you land in it is mostly a question of setting rather than of seniority.
What to know about it
The record here rests on cohorts of about 47 students. Individual years swing hard, though, from 78% in 2016-2017 to 94% in 2021-2022, so the average is doing some hiding. Placement has softened, from 97% in the earlier cohorts to 91.3% in the later ones. Several cohorts are still running, 2 of them, the most recent entering in 2024-2025. Disclosure runs deeper than most, 8 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 91.7 of 100, with 53.9 of 60 from a record covering 8 completed cohorts and 410 students.
Cohort by cohort
Cohort Admitted Graduated Placed Licensed 2024-2025 51 – – – 2023-2024 47 – – – 2022-2023 43 91% 90% 81% 2021-2022 47 94% 85% 89% 2020-2021 45 84% 95% 97% 2019-2020 33 82% 95% 90% Lewis and Clark College program page The address COAMFTE lists for its outcome data
Score breakdown
- Outcomes 53.9/6089.9 across 8 completed cohorts
- Transparency 25/25publishes 8 completed cohorts at the address COAMFTE lists
- Standing 12.7/15accredited without conditions, current term runs to 2029-11
410 students admitted since 2015
- #2
University of Oregon (MS)
Eugene, OR
91.1
program score
Campus-basedMaster's8 scored cohortsWhat University of Oregon publishes about its graduates, against the median for comparable programs - Finish on time92.4%typical is 89.2%
- Working in the field94.2%typical is 94%
- Reached licensure79.9%typical is 86.1%
From 8 completed cohorts the program published itself. The mark on each bar is the median for comparable programs.
Where it leads in Oregon
Oregon sits in the upper quarter of states for how much of this work it carries, at a median of $91,520. Ten per cent earn under $60,060 and ten per cent over $165,190, a spread driven more by whether you are salaried or in practice than by years served.
What to know about it
The record here rests on cohorts of about 16 students. Performance has barely moved in 8 years, 91% across the earlier cohorts and 94.8% across the later ones. Taking the last cohort with complete figures, its 2022-2023 intake of 18: 94% finished on time, 94% found relevant work, 82% reached licensure. Clinical hours run through a training clinic the program runs itself, which is the difference between being placed and finding your own site. Several cohorts are still running, 2 of them, the most recent entering in 2024-2025. Disclosure runs deeper than most, 8 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 91.1 of 100, with 54.3 of 60 from a record covering 8 completed cohorts and 192 students.
Cohort by cohort
Cohort Admitted Graduated Placed Licensed 2024-2025 17 in process in process in process 2023-2024 14 in process in process in process 2022-2023 18 94% 94% 82% 2021-2022 16 94% 93% 80% 2020-2021 16 100% 94% 75% 2019-2020 22 91% 91% 77% University of Oregon program page Its published outcome table
Score breakdown
- Outcomes 54.3/6090.5 across 8 completed cohorts
- Transparency 25/25publishes 8 completed cohorts at the address COAMFTE lists
- Standing 11.8/15accredited without conditions, current term runs to 2027-11
192 students admitted since 2015
How is this ranking of Oregon MFT programs ordered?
The order of this ranking of Oregon MFT programs is built end to end from what the programs themselves publish, because all two of them report outcomes. The score is out of 100: 60 points for published results, 25 for whether the disclosure COAMFTE requires is actually there and reachable, and 15 for accreditation status and how long the current term runs.
Read a score in the twenties as "this program has not shown its results", never as "this program's results are poor". Nothing is imputed on a program's behalf; the missing component simply goes unearned, and the card explains that where it appears. COAMFTE requires this data to be published, which is why the absence is scorable at all.
For the full scoring model, including what it refuses to measure, see the methodology.
What do marriage and family therapists earn in Oregon?
Marriage and family therapists in Oregon earn a median of $91,520, against $66,940 nationally, on Bureau of Labor Statistics figures for May 2025. That is $24,580 above the national figure , and 4th highest of the 45 states that publish one. The range runs from about $60,060 at the tenth percentile to $165,190 at the ninetieth.
The state employs 850 of them, which is 1.00 times the national rate per head of population. The salary page puts Oregon against the other states and against each work setting.
How do you get licensed as an MFT in Oregon?
To get licensed as an MFT in Oregon you need a qualifying master's degree, which two accredited programs in the state can supply. The rest of the route, hours and examination and the paperwork around them, is defined by the Oregon state board rather than by the accreditor, and this page sends you there rather than paraphrasing rules that move.
A state board treats an accredited MFT degree as settled, which is the practical argument for insisting on one and the reason this page lists only accredited master's programs. One thing in Oregon's favor once you are through it: the state ranks 4th of 45 on median pay for the occupation, so the license is worth more here than in most places.
Two things are worth asking the Oregon 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 route is set out in order on the career page, and the methodology explains what the scores above are built from.
MFT programs in Oregon by city
2 cities in Oregon 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 Oregon does not have what you want?
Where else you can study matters more in Oregon than in most states: a two-program offering means most people weighing this decision are weighing somewhere else too, which is the shape of a small field rather than a failure of the state.
The nearest alternatives with accredited master's MFT programs are California (17), Colorado (three), Nevada (one). 17 states have no accredited programs at this level at all, which is the gap the accredited distance programs exist to fill.
Everything you could study without leaving Oregon is on the online and hybrid master's ranking.
Widen it further and the national ranking covers all 59 programs with a publishable record.
Cities near Oregon with their own page
These sit elsewhere in the west, 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 Oregon
How many accredited master's MFT programs are in Oregon?
Can you get licensed as an MFT in Oregon with an online degree?
What do marriage and family therapists earn in Oregon?
Should you study in Oregon or move for a program?
Where do these figures come from?
The figures on this page come from primary records rather than from a compiled list. Accreditation is COAMFTE's, the outcome rates are each program's own, and the wages are the federal survey's.
- COAMFTE Directory of Accredited Programs Accredited programs in Oregon, 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 Oregon postholders.
- Ranking methodology The three factors, their weights, and the eligibility floor.