Pacifica Graduate Institute

• Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpenteria, California, offers a master of science degree in counseling psychology. This program is only available on the California campus. Studying in this discipline for two years will prepare you for professional licensure by combining practical experience with theoretical knowledge. The program explores practical aspects of counseling, Freudian and Jungian theory, and humanities and depth psychology -- relatively uncommon topicsin most counseling study programs. This type of study explores what lies beneath the human consciousness to explain the human experience more fully.
  
  

Capella University

• Capella University online offers a master of science in marriage and family therapy. Along with online coursework, you will participate in residencies and field experiences to round out your knowledge and prepare you for becoming a counselor. This program will help you learn therapeutic techniques and theories to help you assess and correct dysfunction within the family. Capella also requires a 100-hour practicum and a 600-hour internship to complete the program and begin the licensing process.
  
  

Adler School of Professional Psychology

• Adler School of Professional Psychology, located in Chicago, offers a master of arts program in marriage and family counseling. Though the school has other campuses and an online program, the marriage and family counseling specialization is only available on the Chicago campus. The program, specifically designed for entry-level students to learn how to specialize in working with married couples or entire families, teaches students how to work with individuals, couples and families as separate systems.
  
  

Saybrook University

• Saybrook University online offers a master of psychology with a marriage and family therapy specialization. This program offers a unique psychological perspective of study in which students learn how body, mind and spirit are integrated within the social context. The program is flexible enough to allow a student to complete the needed credits in four to six semesters, depending on individual needs. Saybrook also offers workshops, which may be required for licensing after the completion of the coursework.