Electrical Engineering at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study electrical engineering, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in EE from WMU.

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

WMU Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WMU Electrical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks EE programs across the country. The following shows how WMU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The EE major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical 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
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	83
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools	158

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in EE from WMU. This makes it the #121 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of WMU EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $70,069. This is 1% higher than $69,521, which is the national average for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 EE majors earned their bachelor's degree from WMU. Of these graduates, 94% were men and 6% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WMU Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of EE master's degrees went to men and 21% 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 EE.

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

WMU also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Paper Science & Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in EE 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810
Electrical Engineers	9,190	$90,700
Electronics Engineers	4,020	$90,230
Engineering Professors	1,640	$106,740

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.