Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Western Michigan 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 Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 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.

WMU Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Degrees Available

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

WMU 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 WMU

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

WMU Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of marriage and family therapy/counseling master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in marriage and family therapy/counseling each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a marriage and family therapy/counseling master's degree from WMU, 78% 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 Western Michigan University with a master's in marriage and family therapy/counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Clinical/Medical Social Work

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Psychology Professors	930	$92,000
Marriage and Family Therapists	380	$53,680

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.