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

Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and approximately 2,756 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.

Whitworth Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Degrees Available

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

Whitworth Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Rankings

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Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Student Demographics at Whitworth

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

Whitworth Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling from Whitworth in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in marriage and family therapy/counseling each year. Whitworth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a marriage and family therapy/counseling master's degree from Whitworth, 82% 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 Whitworth University with a master's in marriage and family therapy/counseling.

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

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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 Whitworth 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 Charlesdrakew under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.