Medical Illustration & Informatics at Western Michigan University

Every medical illustration and informatics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical illustration program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,747 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University in 2021, 9 of them were medical illustration and informatics majors.

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

WMU Medical Illustration & Informatics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Illustration

WMU Medical Illustration & Informatics Rankings

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

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 medical illustration major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Medical Illustration & Informatics. 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 Medical Illustration & Informatics Schools	97

Medical Illustration Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Medical Illustration & Informatics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in medical illustration from WMU. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in medical illustration 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 medical illustration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WMU also has a doctoral program available in medical illustration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Alternative Medicine & Systems
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Public Health
• Health Sciences & Services
• Allied Health Professions

Careers That Medical Illustration Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical illustration 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
Fine Artists	520	$55,340
Computer and Information Research Scientists	140	$103,350

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.