Music Therapy at Western Michigan University

If you are interested in studying music therapy, you may want to check out the program at Western Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 music therapy majors received their bachelor's degree from WMU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Music Therapy Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Music Therapy (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy
• Master’s Degree in Music Therapy

WMU Music Therapy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music therapy programs across the country. The following shows how WMU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music therapy major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Music Therapy Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular Music Therapy Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1
Best Music Therapy Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1
Best Value Music Therapy Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1
Best Value Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	5
Best Value Music Therapy Schools	5
Best Value Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	12
Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Music Therapy Schools	15
	19
	20
Most Focused Music Therapy Schools	30
Most Focused Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in music therapy from WMU. This makes it the #9 most popular school for music therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Therapy Student Demographics at WMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music therapy majors at Western Michigan University.

WMU Music Therapy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 music therapy majors earned their bachelor's degree from WMU. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical music therapy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% men. So male students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music therapy at WMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in music therapy.

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

WMU Music Therapy Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in music therapy from WMU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a music therapy master's degree from WMU, 86% 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 music therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WMU also has a doctoral program available in music therapy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering
• Occupational Therapy

Careers That Music Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in music therapy 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
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Therapists	130	$54,360

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.