Industrial & Organizational Psychology at Western Michigan University

Every industrial & organizational psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the industrial and organizational psychology program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Industrial & Organizational Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Industrial & Organizational Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology

WMU Industrial & Organizational Psychology Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in industrial and organizational psychology, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Industrial and Organizational Psychology Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of industrial and organizational psychology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in industrial and organizational psychology each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a industrial and organizational psychology master's degree from WMU, 86% 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 industrial and organizational psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Applied Behavior Analysis

Careers That Industrial and Organizational Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in industrial and organizational 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
Psychology Professors	930	$92,000

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.