| Graduate Achievement Data for La Salle University’s Master’s Program in Marriage & Family Therapy Accredited: November 17, 2007 Advertised Program Length*: 4 years *Graduation Rate is based on Student finishing in their plan of study time frame* | ||||||||
| Cohort Year Students Entered Program | # of Students in Program | Graduation Rate in Advertised Time (%)* | Job Placement Rate (%)** | Licensure Rate (%)*** | ||||
| FT | PT | FT | PT | FT | PT | FT | PT | |
| 2015 – 2016 | 20 | 85% | 85% | 94.12% | ||||
| 2016 – 2017 | 15 | 66.67% | 100% | 92% | ||||
| 2017 – 2018 | 15 | 73.33% | 100% | 73.33% | ||||
| 2018 – 2019 | 12 | 66.67% | 100% | 66.67% | ||||
| 2019 – 2020 | 7 | 75% | 85.7% | 28.6% | ||||
| 2020 – 2021 | 27 | 74% | 100% | 74% | ||||
| 2021 – 2022 | 15 | 66.67% | 100% | 60% | ||||
| 2022 – 2023 | 11 | 54.5% | 100% | 50% | ||||
| 2023 – 2024 | 13 | IP | IP | IP | ||||
IP=In Process: Students from the cohort listed have yet to graduate from the cohort year listed.
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.
Contextual Factors:
2015-2016
*Out of the 24 students enrolled, 20 were accepted. 17 students graduated within 4 years, while 3 graduated beyond the 4-year period.
*Of the 20 graduates, 2 are not currently working in the MFT field, and the status of 1 graduate is unknown.
*Among the 17 graduates working in the field, 16 are now licensed.
2016-2017
*Out of the 15 students enrolled, all were accepted into the program. However, 2 students did not complete it.
*Among the 13 who did, 10 graduated within 4 years, while 3 took longer than 4 years to graduate.
*All 13 graduates are currently employed in the field, and 12 of them have obtained their licenses.
2017-2018
*The LA Associates were just approved in Pennsylvania as of 6/2024, so we hope to encourage former students working toward licensure to apply. But 1 student became licensed within another field
2018-2019
*3 students withdrew from the program. One student graduated on May 2024, which is beyond the advertised 4-year timeframe. One student did not disclose their employment status.
2019-2020
*One student withdrew from the program. 6 students graduated, and all 6 are working in the field
*2 graduates received LA associates (MFT)
2020-2021
27 students were enrolled in the program, while 19 graduated within the advertised 4-year window. 2 students graduated after the 4-year window, and the remaining students are still in progress
2021-2022
10 students have graduated during the 4-year window, and 2 students who graduated after the 4-year advertised window. 2 Students are currently on LOA, with one returning. 1 student remains in progress and is slated to finish after the 4-year window.
*6 Students have received their License Associates (MFT)
*1 Student choose a alternative certification in a related field
2022-2023
*11 students were accepted, 6 have graduated, 3 are in progress, and are currently still in the program and have not yet achieved graduate status.
*1 student is on LOA from the program.
*3 of the 6 students in the field have received a License Associate (MFT)
2023-2024
*13 Students are newly admitted to the program and have not yet achieved graduate status, so they are in progress.