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 chart below provides evidence that our students successfully complete the program and are well prepared to pass the licensure exam and enter the profession following graduation.
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Graduate Achievement Data for Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy Program
On-campus and Online Branches
The Family Institute at Northwestern University
Accredited: 1995; Online Program Implemented: 2022 |
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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)
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Job Placement Rate** |
Licensure Rate (%)*** |
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On Campus |
Online |
On Campus |
Online |
On Campus |
Online |
On Campus |
Online |
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2015 – 2016 |
28 FT |
NS |
100.00% |
NS |
92.86% |
NS |
85.71% |
NS |
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2016 – 2017 |
27 FT |
NS |
100.00% |
NS |
85.19% |
NS |
85.19% |
NS |
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2017 – 2018 |
27 FT |
NS |
100.00% |
NS |
85.19% |
NS |
85.19% |
NS |
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2018 – 2019 |
26 FT |
NS |
100.00% |
NS |
92.31% |
NS |
84.62% |
NS |
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2019 – 2020 |
27 FT |
NS |
92.59% |
NS |
92.00% |
NS |
88.00% |
NS |
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2020 – 2021 |
31 FT |
NS |
96.77% |
NS |
100.00% |
NS |
100.00% |
NS |
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2021 – 2022 |
29 FT |
5 FT | 3 PT |
IP |
IP |
IP |
IP |
IP |
IP |
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2022 – 2023 |
30 FT |
25 FT | 19 PT |
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
* 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.