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Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Pacific Lutheran University

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

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

94% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of marriage and family therapy/counseling master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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In the marriage and family therapy/counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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