Mathematics Education at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study mathematics education, 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 approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year.

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

WMU Mathematics Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math Teacher Education
• Master’s Degree in Math Teacher Education

WMU Mathematics Education Rankings

The math teacher education major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics Education. 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in math teacher education, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Teacher Education Student Demographics at WMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the math teacher education majors at Western Michigan University.

WMU Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of math teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical math teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math teacher education at WMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WMU Mathematics Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of math teacher education master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
• Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
• Health Education
• History Education
• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Careers That Math Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in math teacher education 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
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Middle School Teachers	12,750	$64,540
Mathematical Science Professors	1,730	$85,970
Education Professors	1,130	$76,650

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.