Western Michigan University or WMU was founded in 1903. Improving the future of our communities and our world. The university starts with the students. Through innovative educational approach and leading-edge research opportunities prepare students for successful careers and a better future. WMU was ranked as “Top 11 percent of all universities in the country” by U.S. News & World Report. More than 4,700 students enrolled. WMU offered study area in – Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, Education and Human Development, Engineering and Applied Sciences, Fine Arts, Health and Human Services, Law School, etc.
Success at Western Michigan University, a sweeping new peer mentoring program that immediately connects those students to campus and orients them to college life and the University. Launched at the start of the 2018-19 academic year, it is one of two new programs largely being paid for by awards from the Presidential Transformational Initiative Fund that WMU President Edward Montgomery inaugurated in 2017.
The Princeton Review has once again recognized Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business as one of the best places to earn a Master of Business Administration degree. WMU – the Haworth College of Business is among an elite group of fewer than 5 percent of business schools worldwide that are accredited at both the undergraduate and graduate levels by the AACSB International—the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Additionally, it is among a select 1 percent of business schools worldwide that have additional specialized AACSB accreditation for its accountancy programs.
College may be a place to go, but Western Michigan University students, faculty and staff know that WMU is a place to become. A survey of 2018-19 graduates offers proof: 94% found a job or education opportunity after graduation, and nearly all of them are working in a field related to their degree. That’s the highest engagement rate in the ten-year history of the survey.
Key data collected by the survey: 94% of WMU graduates are actively engaged in employment, military or volunteer service or furthering their education. The median salary for WMU graduates was $45,000-$50,000. Of those employed full time, 93% have a job related to their degree and 90% are satisfied with their job. 93% of all WMU graduates completed at least one experiential education activity. 90% said that their education and experience at WMU prepared them for their profession. 98% had at least one instructor who made them excited about learning.
Career and Student Employment Services is piloting a new Career Readiness Certification Program for student employees. It gives students the opportunity to develop such competencies as communication, critical thinking and leadership, and teaches them how to articulate those skills to potential employers. While Kalamazoo offers students an abundance of internships, jobs and experiential learning opportunities. It’s home to big players like Stryker Corporation, Pfizer, Bell’s Brewery and Zoetis.
Location
Kalamazoo, Michigan (USA)
Whatever you’re looking for—nightlife, festivals, eclectic eateries, unique shopping or invigorating outdoor recreation, Kalamazoo delivers. From art hops and art fairs to festivals and farmers markets, to entertainment on stage and screen, Kalamazoo is bursting with can’t-miss culture all year round.
WMU has one of the nation’s greenest campuses. From LEED certified buildings to award-winning landscaping, cleaning and energy strategies, they make sustainability a priority for a better world. The university brings the model of sustainable living to the Hilltop Village plan is a model of healthy, sustainable living that will give students a place to live, learn and play while adding vitality and growth to the region.
School & Faculty
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Aviation
- Haworth College of Business
- College of Education and Human Development
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Lee Honors College
- College of Fine Arts
- College of Health and Human Services
- Graduate College
- Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School
- Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
