Instructional Media Design at Western Michigan University

Every instructional media design school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the instructional media 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Instructional Media Design section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Instructional Media Design Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Instructional Media

WMU Instructional Media Design Rankings

Instructional Media Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Instructional Media Design Master’s Program

56% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of instructional media master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in instructional media each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a instructional media master's degree from WMU, 89% 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 instructional media.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Instructional Media Design

Instructional Media Design majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Educational/Instructional Technology	9

Careers That Instructional Media Grads May Go Into

A degree in instructional media 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
Instructional Coordinators	4,390	$66,750
Multimedia Collections Specialists	200	$47,780

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
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