Also known as

  • WMU

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
6,479
57.8% Female
42.2% Male

Institution Overview

School Type
Public
Region
Great Lakes IL IN MI OH WI
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Small

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
293
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
91
Doctoral Research
40
Doctoral Professional
1
Distance
7
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.48%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1.79%
Asian
7.59%
Black or African American
3.27%
Hispanic or Latino
0.12%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
66.23%
White
1.91%
Two or more races
0.93%
Unknown
17.67%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$50
Admissions Office Web Address
www.wmich.edu/admissions/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$12,727
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$26,958

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
91
Master's (Distance)
3
Doctor's Degree Research
40
Doctor's Degree Professional
1
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
11
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
3
Post Master's Certificate
1
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Administration of Special Education Master's Degree Yes No
Anthropology Master's Degree Yes No
Applied Behavior Analysis Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Art Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes Yes
Athletic Training/Trainer Master's Degree Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Biology Teacher Education Doctoral – Research Yes No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Chemistry Teacher Education Doctoral – Research Yes No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree Yes No
Clinical Psychology Doctoral – Research Yes No
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Communication, General Master's Degree Yes No
Computational and Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Conducting Master's Degree Yes No
Construction Management Master's Degree Yes No
Counseling Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Creative Writing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Economics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Education, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness Master's Degree Yes No
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Educational Evaluation and Research Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision Master's Degree Yes No
Educational/Instructional Technology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Engineering/Industrial Management Master's Degree Yes No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Exercise Physiology Master's Degree Yes No
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Fine and Studio Arts Management Master's Degree Yes No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Geography Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree Yes No
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctoral – Research Yes No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Holistic Health Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Human Resources Development Master's Degree Yes No
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Industrial Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Master's Degree Yes No
Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician Master's Degree Yes No
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master's Degree Yes No
Materials Science Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Yes No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Music Pedagogy Master's Degree Yes No
Music Performance, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Theory and Composition Master's Degree Yes No
Music Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree Yes No
Music, General Master's Degree Yes No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree Yes No
Operations Research Master's Degree Yes No
Paper Science and Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Philosophy Master's Degree Yes No
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's Degree Yes No
Physician Assistant Master's Degree Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public/Applied History Master's Degree Yes No
Reading Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree Yes No
Religion/Religious Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
School Psychology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Master's Degree Yes No
Social Work Master's Degree Yes No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Special Education and Teaching, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree Yes No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes No
Sports Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Superintendency and Educational System Administration Doctoral – Research Yes No
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Master's Degree Yes No
Technical Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 883 883 0 0
With faculty status 883 883 0 0
Tenured 630 630 0 0
On tenure track 164 164 0 0
Not on tenure track 89 89 0 0
Annual contract 89 89 0 0
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
No
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$12,727
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$26,958
Financial aid office web address
www.wmich.edu/finaid/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room & Board Charge
$9,238
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$12,727$26,958
Full time Fees$923$923
Part time, per credit hour$530$1,123

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
Yes

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
6,479
57.8% Female
42.2% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.48%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1.79%
Asian
7.59%
Black or African American
3.27%
Hispanic or Latino
0.12%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
66.23%
White
1.91%
Two or more races
0.93%
Unknown
17.67%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 8 23
Asian 59 57
Black Or African American 167 325
Hispanic Or Latino 78 134
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 3 5
Non-resident Alien 742 403
White 1,615 2,676
Two Or More Races 35 89
Unknown 24 36

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
1,387
40.4% Male
59.6% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
112
47.3% Male
52.7% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
5

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
37
21.6% Male
78.4% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
Yes
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial servicesYes
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
1903 West Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5200
Phone
269-387-1000
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of October, 2016.
Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2015), Data File: [HD2015], [IC2015], [IC2015_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2015), Data File: [C2015_A],[C2015DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2015), Data File: [EFFY2015]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2014), Data File: [EAP2014]


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