by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Western Michigan University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
At Western Michigan University, students can earn anything from certificates through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | ✓ |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 6,640 undergraduate · 2,268 graduate (8,908 total)
The most popular majors at Western Michigan University, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 4,454 |
| Air Transportation. | 266 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 259 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 216 |
| Marketing. | 204 |
These majors at Western Michigan University report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | $102,212 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $70,069 |
| Industrial Engineering. | $69,454 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | $68,647 |
| Computer Engineering. | $67,831 |
The majors at Western Michigan University are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 4,454 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce. · Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. · Organizational Leadership. · Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. |
259 | $55,902 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. · Financial Planning and Services. |
216 | $44,347 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. · Marketing, Other. |
204 | $46,518 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
200 | $45,199 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. · Human Resources Development. |
54 | $48,583 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. ↳ Fashion Merchandising. · Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations. |
20 | $27,959 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
14 | NA |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. |
4 | NA |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Information Resources Management. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical/Medical Social Work. · Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. · Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. · Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling. |
144 | $39,731 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Occupational Therapy/Therapist. · Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Music Therapy/Therapist. · Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering. |
109 | $59,571 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. |
104 | $62,429 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Audiology/Audiologist. |
63 | $37,269 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Physician Associate/Assistant. |
56 | $102,212 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 39 | NA |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics/Dietitian. |
16 | $19,207 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. |
14 | NA |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems. ↳ Holistic/Integrative Health. |
12 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other. · Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
3 | $32,204 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Social Studies Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other. · Reading Teacher Education. · Technical Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. · Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education. · Spanish Language Teacher Education. · Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Trade and Industrial Teacher Education. · Biology Teacher Education. · History Teacher Education. |
154 | $41,224 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. |
109 | $43,334 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities. · Special Education and Teaching, Other. |
67 | $48,816 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Educational Administration and Supervision, Other. · Secondary School Administration/Principalship. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. |
45 | $53,974 |
| Education, Other. | 34 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
31 | NA |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. · College Student Counseling and Personnel Services. |
20 | $41,525 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Evaluation and Research. · Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other. |
13 | NA |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
7 | $47,854 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 1 | NA |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 64 | $67,557 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
61 | $59,143 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 48 | $59,565 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
36 | $70,069 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 33 | $69,454 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. · Structural Engineering. |
32 | $63,325 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
20 | $67,831 |
| Paper Science and Engineering. | 20 | NA |
| Engineering, Other. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
158 | $32,776 |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. |
47 | NA |
| Mathematics and Computer Science. | 39 | NA |
| Geography and Environmental Studies. | 20 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 14 | $32,250 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
5 | NA |
| Gerontology. | 2 | NA |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies. | 2 | NA |
| Environmental Geosciences. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation. ↳ Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General. |
266 | $43,255 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Music Technology. · Music, General. · Music Theory and Composition. · Voice and Opera. · Jazz/Jazz Studies. · Conducting. |
66 | $21,999 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Industrial and Product Design. · Graphic Design. · Interior Design. · Fashion/Apparel Design. |
57 | $34,068 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Acting. · Musical Theatre. · Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. · Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other. |
38 | $20,508 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, Other. · Dance, General. |
33 | $24,911 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art/Art Studies, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
33 | $22,541 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other. |
24 | $24,760 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. ↳ Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 143 | $28,081 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Applied Behavior Analysis. · Counseling Psychology. · Clinical Psychology. · Industrial and Organizational Psychology. |
87 | $51,921 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Social Psychology. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biomedical Sciences, General. · Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
130 | $30,671 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
12 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. |
10 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. |
8 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Aquatic Biology/Limnology. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. · Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
113 | $30,536 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. ↳ Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General. |
2 | NA |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. · Communication, General. |
56 | $32,812 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other. · Advertising. |
35 | $35,894 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. · Political Science and Government, Other. · American Government and Politics (United States). |
37 | $30,882 |
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · Economics, General. |
28 | NA |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
17 | NA |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
11 | $26,690 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. · Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
6 | $35,184 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 54 | $66,118 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
24 | NA |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 14 | $49,118 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 75 | $34,565 |
| Public Administration. | 14 | $56,452 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 32 | $24,695 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. · Writing, General. |
32 | $18,708 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. |
60 | $33,123 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
21 | $57,803 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician. |
18 | $63,559 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General. |
12 | $68,647 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Hydrology and Water Resources Science. · Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. · Geochemistry. · Geophysics and Seismology. |
27 | $36,192 |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
16 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
34 | $27,099 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Japanese Language and Literature. |
6 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Child Development. · Family and Community Services. · Family Systems. · Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other. |
40 | $32,073 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
18 | NA |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
9 | NA |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. · Computational and Applied Mathematics. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. |
19 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 15 | NA |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Tribal/Indigenous Law. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 13 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · Public/Applied History. |
15 | $25,235 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Technology and Processing. |
1 | NA |
Footnotes
*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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.