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Fine & Studio Arts at Western Michigan University

Fine & Studio Arts at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study fine & studio arts, 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 Fine & Studio Arts section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Fine & Studio Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts

WMU Fine & Studio Arts Rankings

The fine arts major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fine & Studio Arts. 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.

Fine Arts Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fine arts 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 fine arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Fine & Studio Arts

The following fine arts concentations are available at Western Michigan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine Arts 15
Art Studies 12
Art History 3

Careers That Fine Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in fine arts 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250
Art Directors 1,040 $87,330
Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers 750 $40,580

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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