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Computer Science at Western Michigan University

Computer Science at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Western Michigan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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

WMU Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

WMU Computer Science Rankings

The computer science major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 30
International Students 26
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

WMU Computer Science Master’s Program

33% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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
Software Applications Developers 29,540 $92,260
Computer Workers 10,900 $76,400
Systems Software Developers 10,320 $88,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers 9,480 $131,100
Computer Programmers 3,960 $76,450

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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