Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling at Western Washington University

Every vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the vocational rehabilitation counseling program at Western Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 students attend the school each year.

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

WWU Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling

WWU Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Rankings

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Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Student Demographics at WWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the vocational rehabilitation counseling majors at Western Washington University.

WWU Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Program

The vocational rehabilitation counseling program at WWU awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in vocational rehabilitation counseling each year. WWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a vocational rehabilitation counseling master's degree from WWU, 88% 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 Washington University with a master's in vocational rehabilitation counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in vocational rehabilitation 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 Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Rehabilitation Counselors	3,570	$49,940
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.