Physics at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study physics, 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.

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

WMU Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
• Master’s Degree in Physics

WMU Physics Rankings

The physics major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #134 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WMU Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics master's degrees went to men and 0% 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Western Michigan University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	20

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Geological & Earth Sciences

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Physicists	510	$106,650
Physics Postsecondary Professors	490	$98,870

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.