Geography at Western Michigan University

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying geography, you may want to check out the program at Western Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Geography section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Geography Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Geography

WMU Geography Rankings

The geography major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geography. 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.

Geography Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Geography Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% women. So female students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography 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 geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Geography Grads May Go Into

A degree in geography 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
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Geography Professors	150	$84,300

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
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