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Music Therapy at Western Michigan University

Music Therapy at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study music therapy, take a look at what Western Michigan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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

WMU Music Therapy Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Music Therapy (1 - 4 Years)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy
  • Master’s Degree in Music Therapy

WMU Music Therapy Rankings

The music therapy major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Music Therapy Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Music Therapy Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of music therapy bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music therapy at WMU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music therapy bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in music therapy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

WMU Music Therapy Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of music therapy master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a master's in music therapy.

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

Careers That Music Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in music therapy 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
Health Specialties Professors 5,440 $131,020
Therapists 130 $54,360

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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