Graduate Programs

Massachusetts requires MFTs to have a graduate degree in marriage and family therapy or similar areas of study (psychology, clinical social work, etc.) Our state has seven graduate programs that offer master's degrees and one graduate program that offers a Ph.D. Learn more about which program is best for you.

Antioch University (MA)
Kristi Harrison
Program Director
40 Avon Street
Keene, NH 03431
Email: [email protected]

Antioch University (PhD)
Kevin Lyness
Program Director
40 Avon Street
Keene, NH 03431
Email: [email protected]

Cambridge College
Hugh Ferguson
Program Director
1000 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
Email: [email protected]

Eastern Nazarene College
Brian Massey
Program Director
180 Old Colony Ave.
Quincy, MA 02170
Phone: (617) 774-6703
Email: [email protected]

Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
Bonnie Prizio
Program Director
130 Essex St.
South Hamilton, MA 01982
Phone: (978) 468-7111
Email: [email protected]

William James College
Jacqueline Gagliardi
Program Director
One Wells Ave.
Newton, MA 02459
Phone: (617) 327-6777
Email: [email protected]
*Please note that William James has a Couples and Family Therapy (CFT) Respecialization Certificate, which helps individuals with a graduate degree in clinical psychology or counseling obtain the necessary qualifications to pursue a license as a marriage and family therapist in Massachusetts.