Western Michigan University

#22 in Michigan

4-years Public College In Kalamazoo, MI

OverviewAdmissionCost Of AttendanceStudent PopulationGraduation RateArea Of Study
Western Michigan University offers 350 programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate and Post-Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education.
Major Programs
Number of Major Programs350 programs
Online Programs18 programs
Offered Degrees/ProgramsBachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate, Post-Graduate Certificate
Offered Degrees at Western Michigan University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
One but less than two years certificate104
Bachelor's Degree17333,551
Post Bachelor's Degree26764
Master's Degree17331,210
Post Master's Degree100
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship430116
Doctor's degree - professional practice108
Total350184,953
Popular Programs at Western Michigan University
Degree, Major Programs and Completers
Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 2
Food Science✕2
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 18
Environmental Studies✕18
Architecture [+] ✕ 0
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕0
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 4
African-American/Black Studies✕1
Women's Studies✕3
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 142
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕60
Journalism✕7
Broadcast Journalism✕0
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕2
Organizational Communication✕10
Advertising✕36
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)✕27
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 91
Computer and Information Sciences✕46
Computer Science✕45
Education [+] ✕ 141
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances✕0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation✕0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities✕11
Elementary Education and Teaching✕26
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕37
Art Teacher Education✕9
Business Teacher Education✕1
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕7
Health Teacher Education✕1
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education✕1
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education✕0
Mathematics Teacher Education✕5
Music Teacher Education✕19
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕0
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕0
Social Science Teacher Education✕0
Social Studies Teacher Education✕6
Technical Teacher Education✕0
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education✕1
Biology Teacher Education✕1
Chemistry Teacher Education✕0
French Language Teacher Education✕0
German Language Teacher Education✕0
History Teacher Education✕2
Physics Teacher Education✕0
Spanish Language Teacher Education✕0
Geography Teacher Education✕0
Latin Teacher Education✕0
Earth Science Teacher Education✕0
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✕3
Education (other)✕11
Engineering [+] ✕ 273
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕20
Chemical Engineering✕50
Civil Engineering✕44
Structural Engineering✕5
Computer Engineering✕17
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕32
Mechanical Engineering✕84
Industrial Engineering✕14
Manufacturing Engineering✕0
Paper Science and Engineering✕5
Engineering (other)✕2
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 45
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕16
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕17
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)✕0
Engineering/Industrial Management✕12
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 24
Japanese Language and Literature✕3
German Language and Literature✕2
French Language and Literature✕3
Spanish Language and Literature✕13
Latin Language and Literature✕3
Work and Family Studies [+] ✔ 78
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management✕6
Family Systems✔24
Child Development✕41
Family and Community Services✕4
Apparel and Textiles✕3
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 7
Legal Professions and Studies (other)✕7
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 29
English Language and Literature✕6
Writing✕4
Creative Writing✕19
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 153
Biology/Biological Sciences✕33
Biomedical Sciences✕92
Biochemistry✕8
Aquatic Biology/Limnology✕20
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 14
Mathematics✕8
Applied Mathematics✕3
Statistics✕3
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 242
Mathematics and Computer Science✕7
International/Global Studies✕19
Data Science, General✕0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕216
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 114
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies✕0
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✕5
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕51
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕58
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✔ 6
Philosophy✕5
Applied and Professional Ethics✕0
Religion/Religious Studies✔1
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 37
Chemistry✕13
Chemistry (other)✕0
Geology/Earth Science✕7
Geochemistry✕8
Geophysics and Seismology✕1
Hydrology and Water Resources Science✕2
Physics✕6
Psychology [+] ✕ 155
Psychology✕97
Social Psychology✕1
Applied Behavior Analysis✕57
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 96
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕96
Human Services [+] ✕ 56
Social Work✕56
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 108
Anthropology✕10
Economics✕16
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕2
Geography✕9
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕4
Political Science and Government✕30
American Government and Politics (United States✕2
Political Science and Government (other)✕12
Sociology✕23
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 12
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician✕12
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 171
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew✕107
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations✕64
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 243
Dance✕8
Dance (other)✕16
Industrial and Product Design✕14
Fashion/Apparel Design✕11
Interior Design✕17
Graphic Design✕17
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕11
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism✕8
Acting✕14
Musical Theatre✕10
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)✕3
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other)✕35
Art/Art Studies✕12
Fine/Studio Arts✕15
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕3
Music✕10
Music Performance✕15
Music Theory and Composition✕5
Keyboard Instruments✕1
Voice and Opera✕4
Jazz/Jazz Studies✕2
Music Technology✕12
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 397
Audiology/Audiologist✕1
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕33
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)✔111
Physician Assistant✕1
Athletic Training/Trainer✕9
Public Health✕13
Music Therapy/Therapist✕14
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✕66
Medical Informatics✕9
Dietetics/Dietitian✕22
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)✕0
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕118
Business [+] ✕ 843
Business/Commerce✕0
Business Administration and Management✕72
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕92
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management✕1
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce✕36
Organizational Leadership✕4
Accounting✕145
Business/Managerial Economics✕0
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕16
Finance✕147
Financial Planning and Services✕11
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕53
Human Resources Management and Services (other)✕0
Information Resources Management✕2
Management Science✕15
Marketing/Marketing Management✕98
Marketing (other)✕118
Fashion Merchandising✕27
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations✕6
Telecommunications Management✕0
History [+] ✕ 15
History✕13
Public/Applied History✕2
Total3,551
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 11
Communication✕11
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ 24
Computer Science✕17
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✔7
Education [+] ✔ 257
Curriculum and Instruction✕0
Educational Leadership and Administration✕47
Administration of Special Education✕3
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision✕0
Secondary School Administration/Principalship✕2
Educational/Instructional Technology✔8
Educational Evaluation and Research✕5
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education✕4
Special Education and Teaching✕6
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness✕14
Special Education and Teaching (other)✕4
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕22
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✕17
Elementary Education and Teaching✕0
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✕0
Secondary Education and Teaching✕1
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕3
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕17
Art Teacher Education✕5
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕0
Foreign Language Teacher Education✕5
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education✕16
Mathematics Teacher Education✕1
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕5
Reading Teacher Education✕28
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✔1
Technical Teacher Education✔15
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✔27
Education (other)✔1
Engineering [+] ✕ 90
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕1
Chemical Engineering✕6
Civil Engineering✕9
Computer Engineering✕1
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕14
Mechanical Engineering✕16
Industrial Engineering✕43
Manufacturing Engineering✕0
Operations Research✕0
Paper Science and Engineering✕0
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 13
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕3
Engineering/Industrial Management✕10
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 5
Chinese Language and Literature✕0
Spanish Language and Literature✕5
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 2
Family and Community Services✕2
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 10
English Language and Literature✕4
Creative Writing✕6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 25
Biology/Biological Sciences✕23
Exercise Physiology✕2
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 14
Mathematics✕0
Computational and Applied Mathematics✕2
Statistics✕12
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ 23
Mathematics and Computer Science✕14
Medieval and Renaissance Studies✕3
Data Science, General✕0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✔6
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 23
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕20
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕3
Sports Studies✕0
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 11
Philosophy✕7
Religion/Religious Studies✕4
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 21
Chemistry✕5
Geology/Earth Science✕3
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)✕3
Physics✕10
Psychology [+] ✕ 76
Psychology✕4
Counseling Psychology✕23
Industrial and Organizational Psychology✕12
Applied Behavior Analysis✕37
Human Services [+] ✕ 76
Public Administration✕29
Social Work✕47
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 22
Anthropology✕1
Applied Economics✕0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕8
Geography✕7
Political Science and Government✕5
Sociology✕1
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 19
Music✕3
Music Performance✕12
Music Theory and Composition✕3
Conducting✕1
Music Pedagogy✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 348
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕26
Physician Assistant✕39
Athletic Training/Trainer✕14
Clinical/Medical Social Work✕95
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling✕9
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor✕28
Public Health✕17
Music Therapy/Therapist✕7
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✕110
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✔3
Business [+] ✕ 137
Business Administration and Management✕71
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)✕23
Accounting✕30
Human Resources Development✕13
Construction Management✕0
History [+] ✕ 3
History✕3
Public/Applied History✕0
Total1,210
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 6
Computer Science✕6
Education [+] ✕ 28
Educational Leadership and Administration✕2
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕3
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)✕8
Educational Evaluation and Research✕0
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)✕1
Special Education and Teaching✕1
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕4
Mathematics Teacher Education✕2
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕3
Biology Teacher Education✕2
Chemistry Teacher Education✕0
Physics Teacher Education✕0
Earth Science Teacher Education✕0
Education (other)✕2
Engineering [+] ✕ 19
Civil Engineering✕5
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕7
Mechanical Engineering✕3
Industrial Engineering✕4
Paper Science and Engineering✕0
Engineering (other)✕0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 0
Spanish Language and Literature✕0
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 2
English Language and Literature✕1
Creative Writing✕1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 2
Biology/Biological Sciences✕2
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 7
Mathematics✕5
Statistics✕2
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 11
Chemistry✕3
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)✕5
Physics✕3
Psychology [+] ✕ 21
Psychology✕0
Clinical Psychology✕3
Counseling Psychology✕7
Industrial and Organizational Psychology✕2
Applied Behavior Analysis✕9
Human Services [+] ✕ 4
Public Administration✕4
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 6
Applied Economics✕0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕5
Political Science and Government✕0
Sociology✕1
History [+] ✕ 1
History✕1
Total116
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 8
Audiology/Audiologist✕8
Total8
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 4
Music Therapy/Therapist✕4
Total4
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 1
Energy and Environmental Policy✕1
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕0
Education [+] ✔ 8
Educational Leadership and Administration✕1
Educational/Instructional Technology✔1
Educational Evaluation and Research✕1
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)✕1
Special Education and Teaching✕0
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✕0
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✔3
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✔1
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other)✕0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 4
Biostatistics✕4
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 10
Statistics✕10
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ 4
Gerontology✔3
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕1
Physical Sciences [+] ✔ 6
Hydrology and Water Resources Science✔6
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 6
Geography✕3
Geography (other)✕3
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 2
Music Performance✕2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 23
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕0
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✔8
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✕1
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering✔3
Holistic Health✕11
Business [+] ✕ 0
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management✕0
History [+] ✕ 0
History✕0
Total64
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Education [+] ✕ 0
Educational Leadership and Administration✕0
Total0
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