Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Pacific Lutheran University

Every marriage and family therapy/counseling school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the marriage and family therapy/counseling program at Pacific Lutheran University stacks up to those at other schools.

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,907 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

PLU Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

PLU Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Student Demographics at PLU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the marriage and family therapy/counseling majors at Pacific Lutheran University.

PLU Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a master's degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling from PLU. About 19% were men and 81% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in marriage and family therapy/counseling each year. PLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a marriage and family therapy/counseling master's degree from PLU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a master's in marriage and family therapy/counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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Careers That Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Psychology Professors	860	$68,420
Marriage and Family Therapists	240	$47,470

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.