by our College Data Analytics TeamEach year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Western Michigan University took the #234 spot.
In addition, WMU took the #6 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Michigan.
WMU was ranked #226 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Michigan, WMU came in at #6.
Women make up 62.4% of the total graduate student body at WMU while men make you 37.6%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 20.2% of the graduate students who attend WMU are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. WMU is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 13.9% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,884 | $25,325 |
| Fees | $923 | $923 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from WMU is $52,967. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 9% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from WMU is $69,346. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 8% lower than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Western Michigan University.
Contact details for WMU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5200 |
| Phone: | 269-387-1000 |
| Website: | https://wmich.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/wmich |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/wmunews |
Around 55.6% of WMU graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 37.8% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
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.
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