As an AAMFT accredited program, the Marriage and Family Therapy program reports data on graduate achievement to our accrediting body on a yearly basis. The charts below for both on-campus and online learning provide evidence that our students successfully complete the program and are well prepared to pass the licensure exam and enter the profession following graduation.
Graduate Achievement Data Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy Program - On Campus Branch Northwestern University, The Family Institute |
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Minimum Program Length: 2 years Advertised Program Length: 2 years Maximum Time to Complete Program: 5 years |
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Year Students Entered Program |
# of Student in Program |
Graduation Rate* (Advertised Time) |
Job Placement Rate** |
Licensure Rate*** |
FT |
FT |
FT |
FT |
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2015 – 2016 |
28 |
100.00% |
92.86% |
85.71% |
2016 – 2017 |
27 |
100.00% |
85.19% |
85.19% |
2017 – 2018 |
27 |
100.00% |
85.19% |
85.19% |
2018 – 2019 |
26 |
100.00% |
92.31% |
84.62% |
2019 – 2020 |
27 |
92.59% |
92.00% |
88.00% |
2020 – 2021 |
31 |
96.77% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
2021 – 2022 |
29 |
100.00% |
96.55% |
96.55% |
2022 – 2023 |
30 |
100.00% |
93.10% |
90.00% |
2023 – 2024 |
30 |
IP |
IP |
IP |
Graduate Achievement Data Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy Program - Online Branch Northwestern University, The Family Institute |
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Minimum Program Length: FT 2 years / PT 3 years Advertised Program Length: FT 2 years / PT 3 years Maximum Time to Complete Program: FT 5 years / PT 5 years |
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Year Students Entered Program |
# of Student in Program |
Graduation Rate* (Advertised Time) |
Job Placement Rate** |
Licensure Rate *** |
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FT |
PT |
FT |
PT |
FT |
PT |
FT |
PT |
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2015 – 2016 |
{No students in program, first cohort, June 2022} |
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2016 – 2017 |
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2017 – 2018 |
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2018 – 2019 |
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2019 – 2020 |
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2020 – 2021 |
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2021 – 2022 |
5 |
2 |
100.00% |
50.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
80.00% |
IP |
2022 – 2023 |
25 |
15 |
52.00% |
IP |
100.00% |
IP |
100.00% |
IP |
2023 – 2024 |
42 |
23 |
IP |
IP |
IP |
IP |
IP |
IP |
FT = Full-time/ PT = Part-time
ON = Online
NS = No Students
IP = In Process: Program is in the process of collecting data
Programs are only required to provide data on the past 9 years/cohort or since the program was initially accredited, whichever is shorter.
* Graduation Rate is the program’s Advertised Length of Completion which is how long the program is designed to complete as written.
** Job Placement Rate is the percentage of graduates from the cohort year that are employed utilizing skills learned in the COAMFTE accredited program.
*** Licensure rate is the percentage of graduates from the cohort year that have achieved ANY level of MFT licensure.
For Master’s programs only, COAMFTE has established a benchmark of 70% licensure rate for each cohort.
To compare our student achievement data with comparable programs, please see data published by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education.