Educational Outcomes, Program Demographics, and Graduate Achievement Data
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Syracuse University’s Mission
To promote learning through teaching, research, scholarship, creative accomplishment and service.
MFT Mission Statement
The Syracuse University MFT program’s mission is to educate and train clinicians, scholars, and researchers in the ethical and systemic practice of MFT with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
COAMFTE Graduate Achievement Criteria Data Disclosures
The Falk College Marriage & Family Therapy programs are accredited by The Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE), coa@aamft.org. COAMFTE is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). As a part of our accreditation, we are asked to provide consistent information about academic quality and graduate achievement to foster continuing public awareness, confidence, and investment. We do this in an annual report on graduate achievement. Below are charts outlining our annual graduation rates, job placement rates and licensure rates.
Master of Arts Program
COAMFTE Graduate Achievement Criteria Data for Syracuse University (MA)
Accredited: 07/31/1975
Advertised Program Length: FT: 2 Years, PT: 3 Years [1]
Cohort Year Students Entered Program | # of Students in Program | Graduation Rate in Advertised Time(%) [1] | Job Placement Rate (%) [2] | Licensure Rate (%) [3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FTfull time | PTpart time | FTfull time | PTpart time | FTfull time | PTpart time | FTfull time | PTpart time | |
2015-2016 | 16 | 2 | 75% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 75% | 100% |
2016-2017 | 27 | NS | 96% | NS | 100% | NS | 81% | NS |
2017-2018 | 23 | 1 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 91% | 100% |
2018-2019 | 14 | 2 | 100% | 100% | 86% | 100% | 86% | 100% |
2019-2020 | 10 | 2 | 90% | 50% | 100% | 100% | 89% | 50% |
2020-2021 | 17 | NS | 82% | NS | 92% | NS | 92% | NS |
2021-2022 | 35 | 1 | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% | IP | IP |
2022-2023 | 16 | NS | 100% | NS | IP | NS | IP | NS |
2023-2024 | 21 | 3 | IP | IP | IP | IP | IP | IP |
Graduate Achievement Data for Syracuse University (Online MA, Part-time Only) 
Accredited: 07/31/1975
Advertised Program Length: 3 Years [1]
Cohort Year Students Entered Program | # of Students in Program | Graduation Rate in Advertised Time (%) [1]* | Job Placement Rate (%) [2] | Licensure Rate (%) [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2015-2016 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
2016-2017 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
2017-2018 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
2018-2019 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
2019-2020 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
2020-2021 | 48 | IP | IP | IP |
2021-2022 | 48 | IP | IP | IP |
2022-2023 | 55 | IP | IP | IP |
2023-2024 | 49 | IP | IP | IP |
Doctoral Program
COAMFTE Graduate Achievement Criteria Data for Syracuse University (Ph.D.)
Accredited: 07/31/1996
Advertised Program Length: 4 years [1] Maximum Length 12 Years
Cohort Year Students Entered Program | # of Students in Program | Advertised Graduation Rate in Advertised Time (%) [1] | Job Placement Rate (%) [2] | Licensure Rate (%) [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2015-2016 | 2 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
2016-2017 | 2 | 50% | 100% | 100% |
2017-2018 | 2 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
2018-2019 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
2019-2020 | 2 | 50% | 100% | 100% |
2020-2021 | 2 | IP | IP | IP |
2021-2022 | 2 | IP | IP | IP |
2022-2023 | 1 | IP | IP | IP |
2023-2024 | 1 | IP | IP | IP |
FT = Full‐time
PT = Part‐time
IP = In Process: Students from the cohort listed have yet to graduate from the cohort year listed.
NS = No Students
*Online academic year contains 3 different matriculation and graduation dates
Programs are only required to provide data on the past 7 years/cohort or since the program was initially accredited, whichever is shorter.
[1] Graduation Rate is the program’s Advertised Length of Completion which is how long the program is designed to complete as written.
[2] Job Placement Rate is the percentage of graduates from the cohort year that are employed utilizing skills learned in the COAMFTE accredited program.
[3] 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. Students who pursue further education (i.e., Ph.D.) are counted as not achieving any level of MFT licensure.