Engineering at Western Michigan University

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if Western Michigan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 273 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from WMU.

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

WMU Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

WMU Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at WMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	77

In 2021, 90 students received their master’s degree in engineering from WMU. This makes it the #124 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #131 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 273 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering from WMU in 2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	176
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WMU Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 90 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from WMU in 2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WMU also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 19 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	103
Civil Engineering	63
Industrial Engineering	61
Chemical Engineering	56
Electrical Engineering	53
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	21
Computer Engineering	18
Paper Science & Engineering	5
Other Engineering	2

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies
• Physical Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Mechanical Engineers	43,890	$91,100
Industrial Engineers	31,520	$89,330
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260
Industrial Production Managers	13,110	$118,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810

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.