Student Counseling at Western Michigan University

What traits are you looking for in a student counseling school? To help you decide if Western Michigan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's student counseling program.

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 Student Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Student Counseling Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

WMU Student Counseling Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Student Counseling Master’s Program

95% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from WMU, 73% 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 student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

Student Counseling majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	26
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	17

Careers That Student Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in student 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
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	6,910	$55,890

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
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