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Western Michigan University is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The city atmosphere of Kalamazoo makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

1,015 Master's Degrees
159 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is Western Michigan University?

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Contact details for WMU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5200
Phone: 269-387-1000
Website: wmich.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wmich
Twitter: http://twitter.com/wmunews

Western Michigan University Graduate Student Diversity

3,679 Graduate Students
63% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,679 graduate students at WMU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Michigan University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 165
Black or African American 277
Hispanic or Latino 217
White 2,364
International Students 539
Other Races/Ethnicities 117

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Western Michigan University. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 94 countries are represented at WMU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

Online Learning at Western Michigan University

1,811 Took All Classes Online
10,537 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 33 master’s degree programs available online at WMU. In 2022-2023, 10,537 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WMU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 14th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of WMU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Visual & Performing Arts 1%

Western Michigan University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Mental & Social Health Services 6 129 0 135
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 5 75 29 109
Business Administration & Management 0 92 0 92
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 59 19 78
Special Education 1 57 2 60
Teacher Education Subject Specific 1 53 5 59
Allied Health Professions 0 44 0 44
Teaching English or French 12 29 0 41
Educational Administration 1 22 14 37
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 36 0 36
Student Counseling 1 29 3 33
Communication Sciences 0 29 4 33
Accounting 0 31 0 31
Public Administration 0 25 1 26
Music 0 24 0 24
General Biology 0 16 6 22
Statistics 8 11 3 22
Geological & Earth Sciences 8 9 5 22
Mechanical Engineering 0 17 3 20
Human Resource Management 2 16 0 18
Social Work 0 17 0 17
Electrical Engineering 0 7 8 15
Economics 0 7 8 15
Industrial Engineering 0 11 3 14
Geography & Cartography 5 9 0 14
Public Health 0 13 0 13
Educational Assessment 4 5 3 12
Instructional Media Design 1 9 0 10
Engineering-Related Fields 0 10 0 10
Civil Engineering 0 3 7 10
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 9 0 0 9
Communication & Media Studies 0 9 0 9
History 3 5 1 9
Chemistry 0 4 5 9
Information Technology 1 7 0 8
General English Literature 0 4 4 8
Health & Physical Education 0 8 0 8
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 7 7
Nursing 0 7 0 7
Computer Science 0 4 2 6
Mathematics 0 4 2 6
Mathematics & Computer Science 0 6 0 6
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1 5 0 6
Philosophy 0 6 0 6
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 5 0 5
Writing Studies 0 5 0 5
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 5 0 5
Medieval Studies 0 5 0 5
Political Science & Government 0 2 3 5
Sociology 0 1 4 5
Other Education 0 0 4 4
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 0 4 0 4
Romance Languages 0 2 2 4
Education Philosophy 0 3 0 3
Industrial Production Technology 0 3 0 3
Computer Engineering 0 3 0 3
Chemical Engineering 0 3 0 3
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3 0 0 3
Gerontology 3 0 0 3
Religious Studies 0 3 0 3
Applied Mathematics 0 2 0 2
Other Engineering 0 0 1 1
Paper Science & Engineering 0 1 0 1
Human Development & Family Studies 0 1 0 1
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 1 1
Physics 0 1 0 1
General Psychology 0 1 0 1
Anthropology 0 1 0 1
Public Policy 0 1 0 1
Food Science Technology 0 0 0 0
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 0
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 0
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 0
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 0
Construction Management 0 0 0 0
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 0 0 0
Telecommunications Management 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 0
Operations Research 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 0 0 0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 0
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 0 0
East Asian Languages 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 0
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 0 0 0
Data Science 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 0
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 0 0 0
Recreation Administration 0 0 0 0
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 0 0
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 0
Air Transportation 0 0 0 0
Arts & Media Management 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 75 1,015 159 1,249

References

*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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