MFT Programs
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Madison · Wisconsin

MFT Programs in Madison, Wisconsin (2026)

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Anyone weighing marriage and family therapy in Madison is weighing one accredited program. This page scores it on the outcomes it has published, and puts the local pay for the license beside that.

How are Madison’s accredited MFT programs ranked?

Each accredited MFT program in Madison is ranked on the composite it carries on the Wisconsin 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 Madison, by program score
# Program Level Score Evidence
1 Edgewood University (MS) Scored 16.4 of 100 on transparency and accreditation standing alone. The 60 points for published results are unearned because this program publishes none, which is a fact about its disclosure and not a measurement of its teaching. Master's 16.4 No results published
Scored on published outcomes, transparency and accreditation standing. Each program name links to its full entry on the Wisconsin ranking.

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What do marriage and family therapists earn around Madison?

Marriage and family therapists around Madison appear in the Madison, WI row of the federal wage survey. The pay below is that row: a reading on the occupation across the area rather than on any program's graduates.

Median annual pay for marriage and family therapists, metro against state and nation
Area Median Employment
Madison, WI $34,980 headcount not published
Wisconsin, statewide $37,870 180 employed
United States $66,940 66,740 employed
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, SOC 21-1013.

From $34,980 at the tenth percentile to $65,420 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.

Common questions about MFT programs in Madison

How many accredited MFT programs are there in Madison?
What do marriage and family therapists earn in Madison?
Is a degree from Madison enough to get licensed?
Why do some programs in Madison score lower than others?

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 Madison; each program's own disclosure fixes its rates; the wage survey fixes the pay. Nothing is modeled in between.

On this page
  1. Programs in Madison
  2. What the license pays
  3. Common questions
  4. Sources

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