Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Western Michigan University

If you are interested in studying mental health counseling/counselor, 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

WMU Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Rankings

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Student Demographics at WMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health counseling/counselor majors at Western Michigan University.

WMU Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Program

70% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of mental health counseling/counselor master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in mental health counseling/counselor each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a mental health counseling/counselor master's degree from WMU, 80% 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 mental health counseling/counselor.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Grads May Go Into

A degree in mental health counseling/counselor 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

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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