Psychology at Western Michigan University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Western Michigan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Psychology Degrees Available

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

WMU Psychology Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #82 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	46
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	93
General Psychology	4

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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

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