MFT Programs in Spartanburg, South Carolina (2026): Every Accredited Program

Spartanburg carries one COAMFTE-accredited program in marriage and family therapy, at master's level. Below: the published record on graduates, and the federal figures for what the work pays nearby.

How are Spartanburg’s accredited MFT programs ranked?

Each accredited MFT program in Spartanburg is ranked on the composite it carries on the South Carolina ranking, built from disclosed outcomes, from how much has been disclosed, and from standing with COAMFTE. A smaller field means a different order, not a different score. The full record sits behind each name.

Accredited MFT programs in Spartanburg, by program score
#	Program	Level	Score	Evidence
1	Converse University (MMFT) Scored 93.2 of 100, with 54.3 of 60 from a record covering 9 completed cohorts and 145 students.	Master's	93.2	Full record

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

What do marriage and family therapists earn around Spartanburg?

Marriage and family therapists around Spartanburg earn what the federal survey reports for the Spartanburg, SC area, the smallest geography it publishes for this occupation. These are earnings for everyone doing the job there, not for graduates of the programs above.

Median annual pay for marriage and family therapists, metro against state and nation
Area	Median	Employment
Spartanburg, SC	$45,780	30 employed
South Carolina, statewide	$55,430	380 employed
United States	$66,940	66,740 employed

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

Between $30,970 and $71,250 sit eight in ten of the therapists counted here. The gap between those two numbers is larger than the gap between most metropolitan medians, which is why setting matters more than location.

0.47 is the area's share of this work per job, indexed so that the country sits at 1.00. Read it as how many posts exist locally, and read the medians above for what they pay.

Common questions about MFT programs in Spartanburg

How many accredited MFT programs are there in Spartanburg?

Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg?

The current release puts the Spartanburg, SC median at $45,780, 32% 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 Spartanburg enough to get licensed?

The degree satisfies the education requirement and nothing else. Supervised hours after graduation, and a passing examination score, are what turn it into a South Carolina license, and both take real time to complete.

Why do some programs in Spartanburg score lower than others?

A lower number here is most often a disclosure gap rather than a teaching one. The composite rewards published outcomes, and a program that has published little cannot score as though it had. The evidence column makes that explicit.

Where do these figures come from?

These figures come from three places. Accreditation and location come from the COAMFTE directory; graduation, job placement and licensure rates come from each program's own graduate achievement disclosure, including Converse University; and wages come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Every figure links to the document it came from.