New Jersey Marriage and Family Therapist License Requirements
Official regulator records behind the requirements, fees, and renewal cycle for this license.
Specializes in treating relationship and family issues.
What the New Jersey data shows for Marriage and Family Therapists
New Jersey sets the entry bar for marriage and family therapists at 3,149 training hours and a passing score on MFT National Examination, with 2 years of supervised work experience expected. A background check is a standard part of the process, and applicants must be 18 or older. The credential is administered under New Jersey's licensing regime, which classifies the training track as "Masters or Doctoral Degree".
The initial price tag is $221, and renewal costs $189 every 2 years. The license also carries an ongoing 36-hour continuing-education requirement per 2-year cycle that adds to the true cost of staying licensed.
Reciprocity for this profession works like this: MFT Licensure Compact: adoption underway.
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A higher score means this specific license is LESS burdensome to obtain and maintain here than the national requirement corpus, based on education hours, fees, continuing education, and experience requirements, not an overall judgment of the profession or the state.
Licensing Requirements in New Jersey
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Marriage and Family Therapist in New Jersey, with a documented reciprocity path, is one requirement row in a marriage and family therapist-wide, 50-state comparison.
- See how New Jersey's marriage and family therapist requirements compare to every other state before relocating. Marriage and Family Therapist in every state
- Confirm whether your out-of-state marriage and family therapist license transfers under an interstate compact before starting a new application. Reciprocity guide
- See how New Jersey's overall licensing burden compares to other states, not just this one profession. New Jersey overview
Requirements shown are compiled from NCSL and Institute for Justice research; verify current rules with the New Jersey licensing board before making career decisions.
Source: NCSL Occupational Licensing Database, Institute for Justice License to Work (3rd Ed.), state licensing board websites
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Institute for Justice, the PlainCredential comparison corpus (current as of May 15, 2026) maps 4,947 state licensing requirement records; see the methodology.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.