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Environmental Studies at Western Michigan University

Environmental Studies at Western Michigan University

Every environmental studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ecosystem studies 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.

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

WMU Environmental Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

WMU Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Studies. 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.

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical ecosystem studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies 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 ecosystem studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Ecosystem Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ecosystem studies 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,780 $69,430

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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