Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study clinical, counseling & applied psychology, 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 Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology

WMU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

The clinical psychology major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology. 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.

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of clinical psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical clinical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical psychology at WMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	40
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WMU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of clinical psychology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from WMU, 74% 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 clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	43
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Applied Behavior Analysis	103
Counseling Psychology	30
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	14
Clinical Psychology	3

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• General Psychology

Careers That Clinical Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical psychology 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
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,430	$83,210
Psychology Professors	930	$92,000
Psychologists	190	$88,120

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.