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.
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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*** |
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FT |
FT |
FT |
FT |
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2015 – 2016 |
28 |
100.00% |
92.86% |
85.71% |
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2016 – 2017 |
27 |
100.00% |
85.19% |
85.19% |
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2017 – 2018 |
27 |
100.00% |
85.19% |
85.19% |
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2018 – 2019 |
26 |
100.00% |
92.31% |
84.62% |
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2019 – 2020 |
27 |
92.59% |
92.00% |
88.00% |
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2020 – 2021 |
31 |
96.77% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
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2021 – 2022 |
29 |
100.00% |
96.55% |
96.55% |
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2022 – 2023 |
30 |
100.00% |
93.10% |
90.00% |
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2023 – 2024 |
30 |
IP |
IP |
IP |
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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 |
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2022 – 2023 |
25 |
15 |
52.00% |
IP |
100.00% |
IP |
100.00% |
IP |
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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.