Academic Life at Westfield State University

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Westfield State University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

39 Majors With Completions

15:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

67% Full-Time Faculty

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

With 15 students per faculty member, Westfield State University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Westfield State University employs 67% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Students at Westfield State University can choose from 39 majors with reported graduates spanning 21 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Westfield State University are shown below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	✓
Doctorate	—

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Westfield State University.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Criminal Justice and Corrections	178
Social Work	123
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	116
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	82
Psychology, General	81

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Westfield State University:

Need flexibility? Check whether Westfield State University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 2,145 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (74% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further into Westfield State University

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

Academic Majors at Westfield State University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
Faculty Composition at Westfield State University — how the teaching staff is structured
Graduation & Retention at Westfield State University — graduation and first-year retention rates
Distance Learning at Westfield State University — online and distance enrollment options
Accreditation Detail at Westfield State University — the schools accreditation and what it means