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Graphic Design at Western Michigan University

Graphic Design at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study graphic design, 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 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 Graphic Design section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Graphic Design Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design

WMU Graphic Design Rankings

The graphic design major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Graphic Design. 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.

Graphic Design Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Graphic Design Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of graphic design bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in graphic design 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 graphic design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Graphic Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in graphic design 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
Graphic Designers 5,680 $47,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250
Art Directors 1,040 $87,330
Multimedia Artists and Animators 630 $60,140

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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