Statistics at Western Michigan University

Every statistics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the stats program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Statistics section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Statistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Stats
• Master’s Degree in Stats

WMU Statistics Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #63 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at WMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the stats majors at Western Michigan University.

WMU Statistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of stats master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a stats master's degree from WMU, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a master's in stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Statistics

If you plan to be a stats major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Statistics	24

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

Careers That Stats Grads May Go Into

A degree in stats can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Mathematical Science Professors	1,730	$85,970
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Statisticians	780	$80,920
Survey Researchers	240	$64,400

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.