Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Western Michigan University

Every clinical, counseling and applied psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the clinical 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students received their master's degree in clinical psychology.

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

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

WMU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

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 Master’s Program

Of the 72 students who graduated with a master’s in clinical psychology from WMU in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from WMU, 68% 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	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	49
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• 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.