Also known as

  • WMU

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
4,087
62.3% Female
37.7% Male

Institution Overview

System
-2
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Small

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
366
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
104
Doctoral Research
43
Doctoral Professional
3
Distance
26
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.59%
American Indian or Alaska Native
4.36%
Asian
7.71%
Black or African American
5.75%
Hispanic or Latino
0.10%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
60.66%
White
1.96%
Two or more races
1.05%
Unknown
17.84%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

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

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$18,354
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$27,531

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
104
Master's (Distance)
10
Doctor's Degree Research
43
Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)
3
Doctor's Degree Professional
3
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
32
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
9
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Administration of Special Education Master's Degree Yes No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering 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
Art Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Athletic Training/Trainer Master's Degree Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Biology Teacher Education Doctoral – Research Yes Yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biostatistics Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes 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
Chinese Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Clinical Psychology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Clinical/Medical Social Work Master's Degree 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 and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 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
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
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
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree Yes No
Dietetics/Dietitian Master's Degree Yes No
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Earth Science Teacher Education Doctoral – Research Yes No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs Postbaccalaureate Cert. 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
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Educational Evaluation and Research Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 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 Community Services Master's Degree Yes No
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Foreign Language Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Geography Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geography, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes 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
Gerontology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
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
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Holistic Health Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Human Resources Development Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Hydrology and Water Resources Science Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
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
Mathematics and Computer 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, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
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
Doctoral – Professional
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
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
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Physician Assistant Master's Degree Yes No
Physics Teacher Education Doctoral – Research Yes Yes
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 Health, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Public Policy Analysis, General Master's Degree Yes 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 Yes
Religion/Religious Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Secondary Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Secondary School Administration/Principalship Master's Degree Yes Yes
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
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Special Education and Teaching, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
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
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Master's Degree Yes No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Technical Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes Yes

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 771 743 28 0
With faculty status 743 743 0 0
Tenured 514 514 0 0
On tenure track 173 173 0 0
Not on tenure track 56 56 0 0
Annual contract 56 56 0 0
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0
Without faculty status 28 0 28 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
$18,354
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$27,531
Financial aid office web address
https://wmich.edu/finaid/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room & Board Charge
$11,713
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$18,354$27,531
Full time Fees$923$923
Part time, per credit hour$765$1,147

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
4,087
62.3% Female
37.7% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.59%
American Indian or Alaska Native
4.36%
Asian
7.71%
Black or African American
5.75%
Hispanic or Latino
0.10%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
60.66%
White
1.96%
Two or more races
1.05%
Unknown
17.84%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 7 17
Asian 67 111
Black Or African American 115 200
Hispanic Or Latino 79 156
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 2 2
Non-resident Alien 430 299
White 797 1,682
Two Or More Races 26 54
Unknown 19 24

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
913
33.2% Male
66.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
100
47.0% Male
53.0% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
81
24.7% Male
75.3% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
93
36.6% Male
63.4% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
1903 W Michigan Ave
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 January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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