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The bachelor's program at WMU was ranked #178 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #10 in Michigan.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Western Michigan University handed out 273 bachelor's degrees in engineering. This is a decrease of 14% over the previous year when 319 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 90 students received their master’s degree in engineering from WMU. This makes it the #124 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 19 students received their doctoral degrees in engineering in 2021, making the school the #131 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Western Michigan University.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 273 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from WMU. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 64% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 16 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
White | 176 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 57 |
Other Races | 5 |
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 students earned a master's degree in engineering from WMU. About 21% of these graduates were women and the other 79% were men.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a master's in engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 9 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 76 |
Other Races | 2 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 103 |
Civil Engineering | 63 |
Industrial Engineering | 61 |
Chemical Engineering | 56 |
Electrical Engineering | 53 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 21 |
Computer Engineering | 18 |
Paper Science & Engineering | 5 |
Other Engineering | 2 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 190 |
Physical Sciences | 79 |
Engineering Technologies | 58 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 49 |
Natural Resources & Conservation | 27 |
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