Quick answer: No college within 100 miles of Grass Valley, California awards a marriage and family therapy degree - the nearest campus is about 141 miles away (IPEDS Completions, 2024). Online programs that enroll California students are the realistic route, and they are what the comparison below covers.
| Distance from Grass Valley | Colleges awarding this degree |
|---|---|
| Within 25 miles | 0 |
| Within 50 miles | 0 |
| Within 100 miles | 0 |
| Within 250 miles | 3 |
Source: IPEDS Completions, 2024, counting institutions that reported awarding this degree, joined to IPEDS institution coordinates. Distances are straight-line.
No college within 100 miles of Grass Valley awards this degree - the nearest campus is roughly 141 miles away. From Grass Valley this is an online degree in practice, which is how most working adults take it anyway, and the comparison widget above covers programs that enroll California students online.
The subject matter does not change by location: systemic and family systems theory, couple and family therapy models, assessment and diagnosis, professional ethics, and supervised clinical practice. What changes is how you take it. Ask each college whether the program holds accreditation from COAMFTE, the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education, how much of the coursework is delivered online, and which components require you on campus. Credit transfer is decided by the receiving institution and genuinely varies, so request a written transfer evaluation before you enroll.
This page lists 2 schools within 187 miles, closest group first, then ordered by BOC Score with the highest at the top. 2 of them carry a score.
Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are for all graduates of a school, not one program, so treat them as a signal about the institution rather than about this subject. Sponsored listings are paid placements and are labelled as such; they are separate from this ranking and never change it. Read the full methodology.
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Marriage and Family Therapists in California earn a median $67,300 per year against $66,940 nationally (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The California median for marriage and family therapists is $67,300 per year, above the national median of $66,940, on state employment of 34,970 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
These are statewide figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish wages at city level, so no page can tell you what this job pays in Grass Valley specifically. For the metro-level picture where it is published, and the full percentile spread, see the California page.
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