Western Michigan University Trade Programs

Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Western Michigan University is a public institution. The location of WMU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Western Michigan University?

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

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Can I Afford WMU?

In a recent term, part-time WMU students paid $633 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $792 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$15,198	$18,998
Fees	$100	$100
Books and Supplies	$1,128	$1,128
On Campus Room and Board	$11,713	$11,713
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,631	$2,631

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WMU, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $8,367 a year. That adds up to $33,468 over four years for those students.

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Western Michigan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 15,969 undergraduate students at WMU, with 13,296 being full-time and 2,673 being part-time.

There are also 3,918 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13,296 full-time undergraduates at WMU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	298
Black or African American	1,305
Hispanic or Latino	1,027
White	9,121
International Students	790
Other Races/Ethnicities	755

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

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 30 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.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Western Michigan University Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	214	214
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	51	51
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	33	33
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	27	27
General Drafting & Design Technology	20	20
Industrial & Management Engineering	13	13
Athletic Training	7	7
Physician Assistant	4	4
Other Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies	0	0
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician	0	0
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	0	0
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	0	0
TOTAL	369	369

Western Michigan University Trades

In a recent academic period, Western Michigan University awarded 1,012 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Air Transportation	0	0	0	214
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	11
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	0	0	20
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	13
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	51
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	33
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	27
Total	0	0	0	1,012

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
• Image Credit: By TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.