English at Western Michigan University

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

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 English section at the bottom of this page.

WMU English Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language
• Master’s Degree in English Language

WMU English Rankings

The english language major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English. 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in english language, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU English Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of english language bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical english language bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language 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 english language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WMU English Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of english language master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english language each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english language master's degree from WMU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That English Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language 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
English Language and Literature Professors	2,000	$76,340

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

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