With responses from 69% of graduates of class of 2020 of Western Michigan University, the placement rate was recorded at 93%. The average annual salary was recorded at USD 38,500 and the median salary was between USD 40,001 - USD 45,000.
More than 70% of the recent graduates found full time employment upon graduation and this number further extended to 80%+ within 6 months. There were 100+ employers who recruited WMU graduates on campus and some of them had even hired them for an internship during the course of their study.
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Western Michigan University Placement Highlights
| Placement Rate |
93% |
| Median Salary |
USD 40,001 - USD 45,000 |
| Placed in |
Michigan: 77% |
| Job related to degree |
83% |
| Job satisfaction |
87% |
| Total Employers |
100+ |
| Internship Rate |
91% |
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Western Michigan University Class Profile 2020
In the year 2020 more than 4,900+ graduates graduated from Western Michigan University. Out of these, 3,747 degrees were awarded to undergraduates while 1,210 degrees were awarded to postgraduates. The other details of this class are as follows:
- 56% of the students were males while 44% of them were female students.
- 71% of the students were White and only 2% of the students were Asians.
- 12% of the students reportedly were international.
- Around 47% of the students graduated in the Spring of 2021.
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Western Michigan University Career Outcomes
Overall 93% of Western Michigan University graduates were actively engaged in either employment or higher education. There was only a small proportion of the graduates around 7% of them in total who were not actively engaged anywhere, neither in education nor in employment. The following infographic shows detailed career outcomes for Western Michigan University graduates of 2020:
In terms of the response rate, there were 69% responses received in total from the 4,901 students who graduated from Western Michigan University in 2020. The level wise response rate was:
- Bachelor’s: 65%
- Master’s: 77%
- Doctoral: 86%
- Postbaccalaureate Certificate: 68%
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WMU Graduates Continuing Education
Since 16% of the total graduating class of 2020 at Western Michigan University decided to continue education, around 65% of them were admitted within WMU again for higher education. The following data suggests the degree levels that the recent graduates were pursuing after graduation:
- Masters: 66%
- Doctorate: 22%
- Certification program/licensure: 4%
- Bachelors: 3%
- Studying for licensure/board exam: 3%
- No formal degree: 1%
These students chose to study in the fields of - Business, Commerce, Engineering, Sciences, Law, Medicine, Arts & Humanities, Education, etc.
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WMU Top Employers & Salaries
There were over 100+ employers who hired Western Michigan University graduates of the class of 2020. Some of the well known companies that hired these graduates are given in the table below:
| Western Michigan University Top Employers 2020-21 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Advia Credit Union Amazon Ascension BDO |
Beaumont Health Bronson Centria Healthcare Charles River Laboratories |
Eaton Hershey Ford Motor Company General Motors |
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P3 USA Parker Hannifin Perrigo Pfizer |
PNC Portage Public Schools Samaritas Spectrum Health |
| Stryker Target United Wholesale Mortgage Kalamazoo RESA |
Streamline Healthcare Solutions YMCA Zoetis |
UPS University of Kentucky University of Michigan YMCA |
These graduates of WMU were employed within the US and other countries as well. Particularly, 77% of them were placed in Michigan, 23% were placed across the United States and 2% of them were placed outside of the United States in around 17 countries. The types of organisations where these graduates were placed were:
- For-profit business: 60%
- Nonprofit organisations: 16%
- Educational institutions: 18%
- Government: 6%
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In terms of salaries, three different slabs were reported, the highest slab was between USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. The following graph shows the compiled and level wise salary data as reported by 1,061 respondents in the year 2020 from Western Michigan University graduates:
For a clearer picture, salary data is divided into three percentiles - 25th recording USD 35,001 - USD 40,000; 50th percentile recording USD 45,001 - USD 50,000 and 75th percentile recording USD 60,001 - USD 65,000. The following is also given in the table below for both graduates and undergraduate students:
| Percentile |
Undergraduate |
Graduate |
|---|---|---|
| 25th Percentile |
USD 30,001 - USD 35,000 |
USD 45,001 - USD 50,000 |
| 50th Percentile |
USD 40,001 - USD 45,000 |
USD 55,001 - USD 60,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
USD 55,001 - USD 60,000 |
USD 65,001 - USD 70,000 |
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Western Michigan University On Campus Jobs
On campus jobs or internships for the batch of 2020 at Western Michigan University recorded 91% rate of employment or education related learning experiences.
- 63% had an internship, co-op, practicum, or field experience.
- 63% had a job either full time or part time (on or off campus).
- 53% worked on capstone, senior design, senior performance projects that took a semester or more to complete.
- 47% were very active in extracurricular activities and organizations.
Some of the employers that offered internships to the batch of 2020 of Western Michigan University were - Gryphon Place, Humphrey Products, Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital, Quicken Loans, KRESA, Landscape Forms, FCA, FIRE, etc.
Western Michigan University Placement FAQs
Q. Where were Western Michigan University graduates placed within the US in 2020?
Q. How was the experience of graduates of 2020 at Western Michigan University?
- 98% had at least one instructor who made them excited about learning
- 70% had a mentor who encouraged them to pursue their goals.
- 89% said that their education and experience as a student at WMU prepared them for their profession.
Q. What was the employment satisfaction rate among graduates of WMU in 2020?
Q. Where were the recent graduates of class of 2020 at WMU were admitted for higher education?
Q. From where did WMU collect its career outcomes data from the graduates of 2020?
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