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Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Western Michigan University

If you are interested in studying rehabilitation and therapeutic professions, 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 has a total student population of 19,887. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 students received their master's degree in rehabilitation.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation

Online Classes Are Available at WMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

WMU does offer online education options in rehabilitation for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

WMU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

92% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 students earned a master's degree in rehabilitation from WMU. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

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Of the students who received a rehabilitation master's degree from WMU, 92% 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 rehabilitation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 108
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Rehabilitation Grads May Go Into

A degree in rehabilitation 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
Physical Therapists 7,970 $91,160
Health Specialties Professors 5,440 $131,020
Occupational Therapists 4,580 $77,940
Rehabilitation Counselors 3,180 $40,810
Orthotists and Prosthetists 740 $76,430

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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