Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public college in Kalamazoo, MI. Its average net price is $13,902 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $5,317 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $5,256 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $10,093 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $15,678 |
| $110,001 and up | $23,166 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $49,938 |
| 8 years after entry | $55,922 |
| 10 years after entry | $57,828 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $58,100 n=103 | $24,635 Small program - rough guide n=88 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $73,384 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Air Transportation | $45,056 n=254 | $26,125 n=259 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,102 National median for this major n=2,810 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $39,855 n=158 | $25,751 n=125 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $65,519 n=268 | $27,000 n=139 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $76,468 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $27,500 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $51,962 National median for this major n=706 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,978 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $28,452 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | $34,146 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Communications | $39,027 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $24,232 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $52,510 Small program - rough guide n=50 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $67,050 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $26,500 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $39,223 n=166 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,817 n=102 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $66,254 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $33,073 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Education, Other | $40,204 National median for this major n=1,831 | $31,125 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $75,363 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Engineering, Other | $75,133 National median for this major n=687 | Not published |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $73,960 National median for this major n=1,712 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $38,227 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Environmental Geosciences | $41,338 National median for this major n=30 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $32,157 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $55,156 n=166 | $23,250 n=153 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | $40,570 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $44,452 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $36,745 Small program - rough guide n=76 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,947 Small program - rough guide n=96 | $27,729 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $52,356 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Industrial Engineering | $79,387 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $74,836 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | $44,440 National median for this major n=502 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Manufacturing Engineering | $75,888 National median for this major n=577 | Not published |
| Marketing | $56,597 n=366 | $25,000 n=242 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | $76,818 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $77,862 n=102 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Medical Informatics | $49,283 National median for this major n=247 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,625 n=238 | $31,000 n=231 |
| Music | $31,341 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $28,000 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Paper Science and Engineering | $87,926 National median for this major n=34 | Not published |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $40,789 National median for this major n=2,548 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $42,577 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Psychology | $35,715 n=130 | $25,000 n=164 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $46,467 n=102 | $25,781 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Recreation Management | $39,350 National median for this major n=2,661 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $78,518 n=184 | $28,000 n=117 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,481 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $38,319 National median for this major n=11,840 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $31,068 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $42,840 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Social Work | $35,351 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Sociology | $39,938 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $41,518 Small program - rough guide n=44 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $34,132 n=153 | $26,000 n=124 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,698 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $29,802 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $47,092 n=135 | $29,000 n=139 |
| Teaching | $45,368 n=104 | $31,000 n=108 |
| Telecommunications Management | Not published | Not published |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $71,209 National median for this major n=194 | Not published |
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