MA in Rehabilitation Counseling Program Program Outcomes

Western Washington University 
Woodring College of Education 
Department of Health and Community Studies 
MA in Rehabilitation Counseling 

Program Outcomes

The MA in Rehabilitation Counseling Program at Western Washington University is fully accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) through 2029. The master’s degree program has a goal of admitting 15-18 students each fall. Student outcomes are evaluated each year on a variety of different metrics that are part of the overall written program evaluation.

For the 2026-2027 academic year, the graduate program has a total of 45 active students. The program has one part-time tenured faculty member, two full-time non-tenure-track faculty members, and five part-time non-tenure-track instructors who teach the CACREP-accredited curriculum. The FTE instructor to FTE student ratio is 1:10. Of the 45 students, 53% have either identified as an individual with a disability or have disclosed a chronic health/mental health condition, 22% are ethnically diverse, and 1 is a veteran.

Eleven students began the program in Fall 2022 with 5 graduating in August 2024, 1 graduated in March 2025, 3 graduated in August 2025, and 1 still in the program. Eighteen students began the program in Fall 2023 with 10 graduating in August 2025, 1 in March 2026, 1 in August 2026 and 5 still in the program. Sixteen students began the program in Fall 2024 with 7 graduating in August 2026 and 9 still in the program.  For these 34 graduates, they graduated in 8.77 quarters on average, which means that most students graduate from the program in 8 quarters. The completion rate for students starting the program in Fall 2022, Fall 2023, and Fall 2024 is 96%. 

The estimated tuition for an incoming first-year student in Fall 2026 is $33,111 in tuition for the 8-quarter program with an estimated textbook cost of $2,400. For information regarding scholarships available within Woodring College of Education, visit Woodring's Scholarship site. For information regarding scholarships available through Western Washington University, visit Western's Scholarship Center.

A total of 11 students graduated from the program in August 2026. All of these students passed the comprehensive examination that is given in the last quarter of the program. Ten (82%) of the graduates were employed in the field of rehabilitation counseling within the first 6 months following graduation. 

Employment settings for these graduates include WA State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, nonprofit community rehabilitation providers, and private agencies providing workers compensation services.

For August 2024 graduates, 2 took the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) exam and 1 passed (50% pass rate). For August 2025 graduates, 5 took the CRC exam and 5 passed (100% pass rate). For August 2026 graduates, 2 took the CRC exam and 1 passed (50% pass rate).  The national pass rate in March 2026 was 61% for first time candidates taking the exam.

Graduates are eligible to apply for a Washington State Mental Health Associate Licensure.