General Public Health at Western Michigan University

Every general public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general public health program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. Of the 432 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University in 2021, 13 of them were general public health majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

WMU General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health
• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

WMU General Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general public health programs across the country. The following shows how WMU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general public health major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Public Health. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	89
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	135
	145
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	147
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	180
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	261

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in general public health from WMU. This makes it the #148 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at WMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at Western Michigan University.

WMU General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general public health from WMU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WMU General Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a master’s in general public health from WMU in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from WMU, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WMU also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.