Art Education at Western Michigan University

If you are interested in studying art education, you may want to check out the program at Western Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887. In 2021, 9 art education majors received their bachelor's degree from WMU.

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

WMU Art Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education
• Master’s Degree in Art Education

WMU Art Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the art education progam at WMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The art education major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Art Education. 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
Most Popular Art Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Best Value Art Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Art Education Master’s Degree Schools	41
	48
Most Focused Art Education Master’s Degree Schools	55
	60
Best Art Education Schools	97

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in art education from WMU. This makes it the #45 most popular school for art education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Art Education Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Art Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in art education from WMU. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in art education at WMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its art education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in art education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WMU Art Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 art education majors earned their master's degree from WMU. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a art education master's degree from WMU, 100% 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 art education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
• Health Education
• Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
• History Education
• Biology Education

Careers That Art Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in art education 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
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Middle School Teachers	12,750	$64,540
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,710	$76,250
Education Professors	1,130	$76,650

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.